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Landscaping, garden maintenance and fencing in Chalgrove, from a family business in Wallingford, around twenty minutes away by road.
Chalgrove is about five and a half miles from Wallingford, where we’re based, towards the northern end of the area we cover, and around twenty minutes by road.
Of the places we list, it’s the only one mapped on Gault clay right at its centre — heavy ground the British Geological Survey counts among the clays most prone to shrink and swell. That’s worth knowing whatever the job: patios and decking, regular maintenance, or fencing and gates.
Patios · decking · garden builds
New patios and paths, decking, sleeper beds, brickwork and complete garden makeovers. On Gault clay, patio sub-bases deserve care: the British Geological Survey notes that paving and changes to drainage can add to seasonal ground movement.
More on constructionMowing · hedges · clearance
New lawns, turfed, seeded or artificial, and the upkeep after: lawn mowing, hedge trimming, weeding and garden clearance, on contract or as a one-off. Gault drains slowly, bakes hard and cracks in dry summers, and planting or removing trees near buildings can add to ground movement.
More on garden maintenanceCloseboard · panels · gates
Closeboard, panel and post and rail fencing, and gates, for gardens and land. On clay, post depth deserves care. Taking down an old fence, wall or gate in the conservation area may need permission.
More on fencingFrom Chalgrove we also cover Newington to the west, Cuxham and Brightwell Baldwin to the south-east, and Stadhampton.
Berinsfield lies to the west, and Watlington and Benson are each about three and a half miles away. Our base in Wallingford is a little further.
Did an amazing job on our mess of a garden, the guys went the extra mile. Will for sure be using them again! Great price considering the quality of work carried out and payed what was quoted. 10/10 Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value Landscaping maintenance
Thank you to Jamie and Sam(s) for the pergola and paving job undertaken recently. We are really pleased with how it turned out. Thanks
Fantastic job, very pleased . Knowledgeable and hard working.
Gault clay · patches of river gravel
Chalgrove is mapped on Gault clay, with patches of river sand and gravel within half a kilometre to the north and east.
Gault gives heavy, slow-draining soil that bakes hard and cracks in dry summers, and the British Geological Survey includes it among the clays most susceptible to shrink-swell. Post depth, patio sub-bases and planting trees near buildings all deserve care.
Chalgrove Conservation Area
The village centre is in the Chalgrove Conservation Area. Inside it, tree work needs six weeks’ notice to the council (saplings under 75 mm in diameter, measured 1.5 m up, don’t count), taking down a fence, wall or gate may need permission, and planning permission is needed for any outbuilding placed beside the house.
There’s no National Landscape in the parish. Fences, walls and gates usually go up without planning permission if they stay within two metres, or one metre beside a road, and front-garden paving beyond five square metres should be permeable, or shed its water onto a lawn or border, to avoid a planning application.
Sources: British Geological Survey, Natural England and planning.data.gov.uk (open data); the Planning Portal, GOV.UK and the RHS. The Planning Portal is a guide — your council has the final word for your address.
Yes. Chalgrove is about five and a half miles from Wallingford, where we’re based, towards the northern end of the area we cover — around twenty minutes by road. If you’re not sure your address is in reach, ring or WhatsApp 07736 650477 and ask.
Yes — the village is mapped on Gault clay, which the British Geological Survey includes among the clays most susceptible to shrink-swell. It drains slowly and bakes hard in summer, so post depth, patio sub-bases and trees near buildings deserve care.
It can. The village centre is in the Chalgrove Conservation Area, so tree work there needs six weeks’ notice to South Oxfordshire District Council, and taking down a fence, wall or gate may need permission. Boundaries matter, so check your address on the council’s map.
Stadhampton, Newington, Cuxham and Brightwell Baldwin, plus Berinsfield, Watlington and Benson.
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