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Landscaping, garden maintenance and fencing in Goring, from a family business about five miles north in Wallingford.
Goring-on-Thames is about five miles south of our base in Wallingford — around thirteen minutes by road. Unlike most of the places we cover, its centre is inside the Chilterns National Landscape.
That matters most if you’re thinking about a garden building, and the planning notes below cover it. Otherwise we take on the whole range here: patios, decking and garden builds; mowing, hedges and lawns; and fencing and gates.
Patios · decking · garden builds
From a new path or sleeper bed to a patio, a deck, brickwork or a complete garden makeover. If a makeover includes a garden building, note that inside the National Landscape one at the side of the house needs planning permission.
More on constructionMowing · hedges · clearance
Regular lawn mowing, hedge trimming, weeding and garden clearance, as a regular arrangement or a single visit, plus new lawns laid from turf, grown from seed or in artificial grass. Chalky soils are very alkaline, the RHS says, and often shallow and free-draining, so borders can dry out in summer.
More on garden maintenanceCloseboard · panels · gates
Panels or closeboarding, post and rail and gates, for gardens and land. The usual height limits apply here too — two metres, or one metre next to a road — but in the Goring Conservation Area, taking an old fence down may need permission.
More on fencingFrom Goring we also cover Streatley, just to the west, and South Stoke and Moulsford to the north.
Woodcote is to the east and Pangbourne to the south-east. Our base in Wallingford is about five miles north.
Jamie, Sam and their team were great guys to work with. Cheerful, speedy and talented landscapers. They transformed my garden from something ordinary to a beautiful tidy haven, with just the right amount of hard and soft landscaping as well as beautiful planting to enhance the house and the south facing aspect of the back garden. We can’t wait to spend time dining outdoors in the summer in our rejuvenated space. Thank you !
Jamie’s teams routinely mow our extensive lawns , manage hedges when required, and carry out projects such as assembling and installing lattice fencing around our raised vegetable beds Quality, Professionalism Landscape installations, Lawn care
Great service from Jamie and his team! The garden looks fantastic. Friendly, reliable, and I would definitely recommend to anyone!
Chalk · river gravel towards the Thames
Goring is mapped on chalk, with no superficial deposit mapped at the centre. River sand and gravel is mapped within half a kilometre towards the Thames, which is less than a kilometre to the west.
The RHS describes chalky soils as very alkaline, and many are shallow and free-draining. Expect borders that can dry out in summer, and lime-tolerant plants to do best.
Chilterns National Landscape · Goring Conservation Area nearby
Goring is inside the Chilterns National Landscape — nearly all of the parish is. That counts as designated land, so planning permission is needed for any outbuilding placed beside the house, and beyond 20 metres from the house, garden buildings can cover no more than 10 square metres altogether without permission.
The Goring Conservation Area boundary is about 100 metres from the village’s mapped centre. 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), and taking down a fence, wall or gate may need permission.
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, and Streatley too. Goring is about five miles south of our base in Wallingford — roughly thirteen minutes by road. The number is 07736 650477 — call or WhatsApp, whichever suits.
It can. Inside a National Landscape, a garden building at the side of the house needs planning permission, and buildings more than 20 metres from the house are limited to 10 square metres in total under permitted development. The Planning Portal is a guide; South Oxfordshire District Council makes the final call for your property.
Yes — the centre is mapped on chalk, with river sand and gravel towards the Thames. The RHS describes chalky soils as very alkaline and often shallow and free-draining, so borders can dry out in summer.
Yes — Streatley, South Stoke and Moulsford, plus Woodcote to the east and Pangbourne to the south-east.
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