Yes - Hawley is inside our 30-mile coverage zone from Ash Vale and we work in GU17 every week.

How quickly can you quote a close-board fence in Hawley?

Most Hawley enquiries get a free site visit within five working days and a written quote within a week of that visit.

How long does a close-board fence take?

Allow 1-3 working days on a typical Hawley property. Sloping plots, restricted access or larger formats add to that and we'll flag it on the quote.

What does a close-board fence cost in Hawley?

Close-board fencing runs £95-£145 per metre fitted depending on height, post type and gate count.

Do I need permission from Hart District Council?

For most close-board fence work, no - but anything affecting the public highway (dropped kerbs) or a conservation frontage goes through Hart District Council. We'll tell you on the visit which forms apply.

Built for Hawley plots · Hampshire

Close-Board Fencing shaped around how Hawley homes are built

A well specified close-board fence is a recurring reason people contact us from GU17. The surrounding housing and ground conditions matter: Hawley sits between the Blackwater Valley and Hawley Lake, with 1980s-2000s detached estates on Hawley Common and older cottages towards Minley. The water table is high enough near the lake that we usually engineer drives and patios with separate ACO and soakaway provision. For this service, that leads us to check period properties around Farnham, Guildford and Alton where a traditional close-board line suits the elevation better than modern panels before recommending a finish or construction method.

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Adding matching close-board double-leaf driveway gates to a new fence line, relevant close-board fencing detail for GU17 properties near Blackwater

Hawley constraints worth pricing properly

Hawley is inside our 30-mile core area, so site visits are arranged within a week and project supervision is daily, not weekly.
We've spent enough time on GU17 streets to know which ground conditions matter for a close-board fence - the boundaries where individual board replacement (rather than full panel swap) is a long-term maintenance advantage that gets missed when a national firm quotes from a desk.
Quotes are written, fixed and broken down by stage, with the same crew on site from day one through to clean-down.

Local quick facts

Council: Hart District Council
Transport: A327, A331 Blackwater Valley Route, Blackwater station within 1 mile.
Postcodes: GU17
Typical timeline: 1-3 working days

Problems this page is designed to solve

Feather-edge treated boards overlapping 20mm
Two or three horizontal rails per bay
Concrete or timber posts
Gravel board at ground level
Heights from 4ft to 6ft plus optional trellis top
Matching gates and gate hardware

Three practical outcomes for this page

Selected from the service brief and local property context rather than a generic location list.

01
Replacing a broken feather-edge board on a run rather than removing the whole panel
02
Adding matching close-board double-leaf driveway gates to a new fence line
03
Fitting close-board panels between existing concrete posts for a mid-life panel upgrade

Why the specification is accountable

We're insured to £5m public liability, registered for waste carriage, and every Hawley job is signed off in person rather than from photos.

FAQs - Close-Board Fencing in Hawley

What should I send before a GU17 site visit?: A wide photo, approximate dimensions, access width and a note about the intended use are enough to make the first conversation useful.
How is the quote made specific to this property?: It records excavation or foundation assumptions, materials, disposal, access, programme and exclusions. The allowance is based on the measured site rather than copied from another town.
What changes the specification around Hawley?: The first local issue we check is period properties around Farnham, Guildford and Alton where a traditional close-board line suits the elevation better than modern panels. We also look at access, levels and whether Hart District Council needs to be involved before fixing the construction detail.
Can you cover Blackwater as part of the same local run?: Yes. Blackwater sits within our normal Hawley working cluster, so it can be grouped with nearby surveys rather than treated as a distant call-out.

A useful next step

If your property sits towards Blackwater or elsewhere in GU17, send a photo and rough dimensions first. We can usually identify the decisions that need an on-site check before arranging the visit. This recommendation is scoped to Hawley close-board fencing enquiries.

Get the local specification in writing

Talk through the intended use, then receive a quote based on this plot rather than an online average. Mention Hawley and close-board fencing so we route the enquiry to the right survey notes.

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Where this local page reaches

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