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Fencing, garden maintenance and landscaping in Turville, from our family business in Wallingford, about ten and a half miles west.
Turville lies about ten and a half miles to the east of us, around thirty-five minutes by road. Of all the places we list, its centre is the deepest inside the Chilterns National Landscape, about 5.2 km from the nearest boundary.
The village centre is also in the Turville Conservation Area, so two sets of rules apply to garden work, both covered below. Patios, decking and garden builds, regular maintenance, and fencing and gates are all on offer.
Patios · decking · garden builds
New patios and paths, decks, sleeper beds and brickwork, or a full garden makeover. In a conservation area inside a National Landscape, putting a garden building at the side of the house means applying for planning permission, so it pays to settle where one goes early on.
More on constructionMowing · hedges · clearance
Mowing and hedge work, weeding and clearance, on a regular or one-off basis, plus new turfed, seeded or artificial lawns. Most tree work in the conservation area, from pruning to felling, needs six weeks’ notice to Buckinghamshire Council.
More on garden maintenanceCloseboard · panels · gates
Panel and closeboard fencing, post and rail and gates, for gardens and land. Turville’s centre is mapped as Head over chalk, a poorly sorted mix of gravel, sand and clay, so post holes may meet different material from one spot to the next.
More on fencingFrom Turville we also cover Turville Heath to the west, Southend and Stonor to the south-west, and Northend.
Marlow is about six miles to the south-east and Henley-on-Thames about five and a half miles to the south. Wallingford, our base, lies about ten and a half miles west.
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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
My mother is extremely happy with the work that Jamie and Sam have done so sensitively on her small front and back gardens. They were able to exactly create the look she wanted, with some small trees and rope work. They are lovely guys - a pleasure to have them around! They kept in touch about arrival times, and cleared everything up. Thank you!
Head · chalk
Head over chalk is what the map shows at Turville’s centre. Head, in the British Geological Survey’s words, is a poorly sorted deposit of gravel, sand and clay, formed mostly as soil and rock debris crept slowly downslope.
Half a kilometre out, the chalk has no cover at every point but one: to the south-east, the Head carries on. Expect alkaline, chalky ground, which the RHS says can be either light or heavy; where clay is present, it holds more water.
Chilterns National Landscape · Turville Conservation Area
Turville is about 5.2 km inside the Chilterns National Landscape, with its centre inside the Turville Conservation Area; Fingest’s conservation area lies about 0.8 km off. National Landscapes and conservation areas both count as designated land. A garden building put up beside the house therefore needs planning permission, and the ground covered by buildings, enclosures and pools more than 20 metres from the house can add up to no more than 10 square metres.
In the conservation area, Buckinghamshire Council needs six weeks’ notice before tree work, except on trees less than 75 mm in diameter, measured over the bark 1.5 m up; where a Tree Preservation Order applies, its rules take precedence. Taking down a fence, wall or gate there may need permission too.
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. From Wallingford it’s about ten and a half miles to Turville, around thirty-five minutes by road. Send a WhatsApp or ring 07736 650477 to talk it over.
Yes, well inside: about 5.2 km from the boundary of the Chilterns National Landscape, further in than anywhere else we list. Outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission, and those more than 20 metres away can total no more than 10 square metres without it.
Buckinghamshire Council, as in Marlow. Tree work in the Turville Conservation Area needs six weeks’ notice to the council first.
Yes — Turville Heath, Southend, Northend and Stonor, plus Marlow, Henley-on-Thames and Watlington.
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