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Garden maintenance, patios, decking and fencing in Pangbourne, from a family business about eight miles north in Wallingford.
Pangbourne is about eight miles south of our base in Wallingford — around twenty minutes by road — and, like Purley on Thames next door, it comes under West Berkshire Council.
Like Blewbury and Compton, its centre is in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape rather than the Chilterns. We take on patios, decking and garden builds here, plus regular maintenance and fencing.
Patios · decking · garden builds
Decking, patios and paths, sleeper beds and brickwork, and complete garden makeovers. The village centre is mapped on alluvium, which the British Geological Survey describes as normally soft to firm and compressible — relevant to what goes under a patio.
More on constructionMowing · hedges · clearance
Mowing, hedges, weeding and clearance, either as an ongoing contract or a one-time job, and new lawns, turfed, seeded or artificial. Expect softer, slower-draining ground on the alluvium, and lighter, gravelly soil where river gravel is mapped.
More on garden maintenanceCloseboard · panels · gates
Post and rail, closeboarding and panels, plus gates, for gardens and land. The centre is in the Pangbourne Conservation Area, where even taking down an existing fence, wall or gate might need permission.
More on fencingFrom Pangbourne we also cover Whitchurch-on-Thames, just across the river in South Oxfordshire, along with Tidmarsh to the south, Purley on Thames to the east and Upper Basildon to the west.
Goring-on-Thames is to the north-west and Woodcote to the north. Our base in Wallingford is about eight miles north.
Jamie and team were fantastic at clearing up our entire front garden and drive way. They were very reasonably priced, took all the waste away and carried out the work professionally. Would highly recommend them to anyone considering any garden renovations or other types of work.
I used this company as i needed my garden redone and the guys came out and did and exellent job which included a new shed
Jamie and his team are friendly, reliable, flexible and trustworthy.
Alluvium · river gravel · chalk
The village centre is mapped on alluvium over chalk. Alluvium is river-laid clay, silt, sand and gravel, which the British Geological Survey describes as normally soft to firm and compressible. River gravel is mapped within half a kilometre.
Expect softer, slower-draining ground on the alluvium, and lighter, gravelly soil on the gravel. Ground can vary from one garden to the next, so neighbouring gardens may not behave the same way.
North Wessex Downs · Pangbourne Conservation Area
Pangbourne is in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, and its centre is in the Pangbourne Conservation Area. Both count as designated land, so an outbuilding beside the house falls outside permitted development and needs planning permission, and outbuildings more than 20 metres from the house are limited to 10 square metres in total under permitted development.
In the conservation area, tree work needs six weeks’ notice to West Berkshire Council (small trees — under 75 mm in diameter at 1.5 m high — are exempt), and even taking down an existing fence, wall or gate might need permission. Across the river, Whitchurch-on-Thames and the Whitchurch Conservation Area come under South Oxfordshire District Council.
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 — Pangbourne, and Whitchurch-on-Thames across the river. Pangbourne is about eight miles from our Wallingford base, around twenty minutes by road. Call or WhatsApp us on 07736 650477 to check your road.
No — it’s in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. The permitted-development limits on garden buildings are the same in both: one at the side of the house needs planning permission, and ones more than 20 metres from the house are limited to 10 square metres in total.
West Berkshire Council. In the Pangbourne Conservation Area, tree work needs six weeks’ notice to them first. Whitchurch-on-Thames, over the river, comes under South Oxfordshire District Council.
Yes — Whitchurch-on-Thames, Tidmarsh, Purley on Thames and Upper Basildon, plus Goring-on-Thames and Woodcote.
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