Composite Gates Haddington

Composite and metal driveway, side and garden gates, made to measure for your opening and fitted across Haddington, Gifford, Athelstaneford and the Garleton villages. Every gate is measured on site, built to those measurements, and installed by the same people who quoted it.

Free survey and written quote. No obligation, and a straight answer on whether we cover your postcode.

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What we make and fit

Consent comes before design

Haddington has one of the larger conservation areas in East Lothian, and it covers a great deal more than the High Street. A lot of the town centre is listed, and the protection extends to boundary walls, railings and gates as well as to buildings — which catches people out, because a gate feels like a small thing to need permission for.

In practice this shapes a design rather than preventing one. Height, style, material and how the gate reads alongside its neighbours all get looked at, and the answer is often a lower or more open gate than the customer first pictured, in a style that sits with the frontage rather than against it. It is much cheaper to raise the question at survey than to build something and find out afterwards.

The other local factor is what the gate is fixing to. Much of the older town is honey-coloured sandstone rather than brick, and sandstone varies enormously in how much load it will take at the face. On a listed wall it is also not a surface you want to be drilling twice. East Lothian Council is the authority on all of this, and a call before ordering is worth more than any search.

What affects the cost in Haddington

Conservation or listed status — can shape height, style and material, and may mean consent before anything is made.
What the gate fixes to — sandstone varies in how much load it takes; a listed wall is not a surface to drill twice.
Width of the opening — what decides between a single leaf, a pair or a sliding gate.
Distance from the house — a gate at the end of a long approach may need power running to it if automation is wanted.

Common questions

Do I need permission for a gate in Haddington?

Quite possibly. Much of the town centre is in a conservation area and a good number of properties are listed, and that protection can extend to boundary walls, railings and gates. East Lothian Council is the authority — a call before you order is worth more than anything you will find online, not least because planning in Scotland is devolved and English guidance may not apply.

Will conservation status stop me having the gate I want?

Rarely. It usually shapes the design instead — height, how open or solid the infill is, and how the gate reads next to its neighbours. Raised at survey it is a design conversation; raised after the gate is built it is an expensive one.

Can you fix a gate to a sandstone wall?

Usually, but it depends on the stone. Sandstone varies a lot in how much load it will take at the face, and some of it is soft enough that a standard fixing will pull out over a few winters. It is checked at survey, and on a listed wall the fixing method is part of what gets agreed.

Nearby

Haddington is covered from our Lothian page, which lists every town in the region. See also areas we cover.