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Grounds Maintenance & Construction
Patios, decking, garden maintenance and fencing in Cholsey, from a family business about two miles north-east in Wallingford.
Cholsey is about two miles south-west of our base in Wallingford — around five minutes by road — so it’s very much on our doorstep.
The village centre is in the Cholsey Conservation Area, and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape boundary is about 0.4 km away. We take on the full range here, from regular mowing and hedges to patios, decking, fencing and gates.
Patios · decking · garden builds
Decking, patios and paths, sleeper beds and brickwork, and complete garden makeovers. Cholsey is mapped on river sand and gravel over soft, marly chalk — ground that generally drains well.
More on constructionMowing · hedges · clearance
New lawns, turfed, seeded or artificial, and the upkeep after: hedges, lawns, weeding and clearance work, on contract or as a one-off. In the conservation area, tell the council six weeks before cutting back or felling a tree, unless its trunk is under 75 mm across at 1.5 m up.
More on garden maintenanceCloseboard · panels · gates
Post and rail, closeboarding and panels, plus gates, for gardens and land. A new fence up to two metres — one metre next to a road — usually needs no permission, but in the Cholsey Conservation Area, taking an old one down might.
More on fencingFrom Cholsey we also cover Aston Tirrold and Aston Upthorpe to the west, and Littlestoke to the south-east.
Crowmarsh Gifford lies to the north-east and Goring-on-Thames to the south. Our base is about two miles away in Wallingford.
We would certainly recommend Family Tree Landscaping! The two Sam’s have done such an amazing job, I’m thrilled with the hedge & trees. It is all just how we wanted and they worked so carefully watching out for my plants! They have tidied everything away! You wouldn’t know they’d been here especially in this awful weather today!
These guys are awesome. They arrived in super quick time and did an amazing job, all around my work, and at a competitive price. Super professional. I can’t recommend them highly enough
Professional and friendly service from quote to installation of our pergola. Pleased with the result.
River gravel · West Melbury Marly Chalk
Cholsey is mapped on river sand and gravel — a Thames terrace — over soft, marly chalk. Ground like that generally drains well.
Within half a kilometre, to the north and west, the map changes to alluvium and Upper Greensand, so the soil can differ from one side of the village to the other.
Cholsey Conservation Area · North Wessex Downs (most of the parish)
The village centre is in the Cholsey Conservation Area. There, tree work needs six weeks’ notice to the council (trees under 75 mm across, measured 1.5 m up, are exempt), removing an old fence, wall or gate can need consent, and a shed or garden room at the side of the house needs planning permission.
The centre is just outside the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, but about 64% of the parish is inside it. For addresses inside it, permitted development limits outbuildings more than 20 metres from the house to 10 square metres in total.
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 — it’s about two miles from our base in Wallingford, around five minutes by road. Call or message us on 07736 650477 and we’ll go through it with you.
The village centre is just outside the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, about 0.4 km from its boundary, but nearly two-thirds of Cholsey parish is inside it. There, buildings, enclosures and pools more than 20 metres from the house can total no more than 10 square metres under permitted development.
Possibly. The centre is in the Cholsey Conservation Area, and in a conservation area you might need permission to take down a fence, wall or gate. Putting up a new one up to two metres high, or one metre next to a road, usually doesn’t need it. South Oxfordshire District Council has the final word.
Yes — Aston Tirrold, Aston Upthorpe and Littlestoke, plus Crowmarsh Gifford and Goring-on-Thames.
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