Picket fencing for Ramsgate front gardens.

What's included

• Timber posts (75mm x 75mm tanalised) concreted in - height matched to spec (usually 1m for front-garden picket)
• Two horizontal rails, fixed post-to-post
• Vertical picket pales - traditional pointed-top, round-top, or square-top depending on spec
• Gap between pales tuned to the streetscape (usually 40 to 60mm)
• Full paint or stain finish included - two coats, choice of colour (white, Farrow & Ball Studio Green and Down Pipe are the popular choices on the Regency streets)
• Optional matching pedestrian gate at the path

Conservation area work

Front-garden work on the West Cliff Regency terraces and parts of the Royal Harbour conservation area needs Thanet DC planning consent above 1m. Picket at 1m is permitted development on almost every Ramsgate frontage; anything higher on a front-boundary needs the application. We flag this at quote stage and, if consent is needed, we quote for the application timeline as part of the scope. Typical Thanet DC turnaround on a straightforward householder application is 8 to 10 weeks.

Where the frontage sits under an Article 4 direction (parts of the West Cliff), even permitted-development work can need consent. We check the LPA map before quoting.

Pricing

Picket fencing supplied, painted or stained, and installed: £55 to £85 per metre for a 1m run. Adding a matching pedestrian gate is £180 to £400. Adding a small brick pillar at each end (in-keeping with the older streets) is a separate quote depending on the pier spec.