
Planning & Consent
In a conservation area the council has a view on what stands at your boundary. Getting that view early costs a fortnight; getting it late costs a gate.
Llanblethian sits just below Cowbridge and has kept its own character: stone cottages and larger period houses along the lanes, a conservation area over much of the village, and some substantial modern properties on the edges with proper driveways.
The lanes are the practical problem. Several approaches are single track with stone walls either side, which limits both delivery access and how far a swing leaf can open before it is into the road. Llanblethian Hill is steep enough that ground levels need checking properly at survey.
Llanblethian is around forty minutes from our unit, along the M4 and down to Cowbridge. Send us a couple of photographs and rough measurements of your entrance and we will come back with a realistic figure before anyone books a visit.

Electric gate installation in Llanblethian covers the full range: aluminium, timber and steel, swing and sliding, with above-ground or underground automation depending on what the ground will take. Our Essential range starts at £6,995 including VAT, installed, with Premium from £10,200 including VAT for bespoke work.
We force test every finished installation, fit photocells and safety edges as standard, and hand over documentation covering safe use and the manual release. You can price an aluminium entrance yourself with our gate builder before speaking to anyone.
Automatic gates in Llanblethian take a beating from the weather on this side of the country.

In a conservation area the council has a view on what stands at your boundary. Getting that view early costs a fortnight; getting it late costs a gate.

Single-track approaches limit both the delivery and how far a leaf can open before it is into the road. Both get checked at survey.

Ram or articulated arms mounted on the posts. Simpler to service, easier to retrofit, and the right answer wherever the ground holds water.

A matching side gate keeps people out of the vehicle opening, which is better for safety and saves cycling the main gates a dozen times a day.
Choosing driveway gates in Llanblethian is easier with a picture: send us photographs of the entrance and we can give you a realistic figure without anyone travelling.
Stone walls and mature trees mean leaf litter and grit find their way into gate tracks and hinges, so a sliding gate here benefits from its track being cleared as part of the annual visit.
We pick up gates in Llanblethian from other installers regularly, on every mainstream automation brand. Servicing is £234 per gate system per year, including VAT.
Sliding gate automation in Llanblethian needs clear runback along the boundary, which not every entrance has.
If the garage door in Llanblethian is the last tired thing on the frontage, it is worth doing at the same time as the gates.
Gate repairs in Llanblethian are the bulk of our winter work — weather finds every weakness in an entrance.
See and speak to whoever is at the gate and let them in without leaving the house. Radio, GSM and video systems, wired or app-based.
Coded keypad entry for family and trades, plus programmed handsets. Every automated gate we install comes with remotes as standard.
One visit a year keeps the moving parts right and the safety devices working, and it is when we catch the fault before it becomes a call-out.
Whether you call them electric gates, automatic gates or automated gates, they are the same thing — and our electric gate installers fit, automate and look after all of it in Llanblethian and the surrounding area.
We pride ourselves on offering an unparalleled service to our clients. Here are just a few reasons why our clients recommend us.
It starts at £6,995 including VAT for a fitted, automated aluminium pair. Beyond that it depends on your entrance, so send us a couple of photographs of it and we will come back with a realistic figure before anyone travels to Llanblethian.
Annually suits most Llanblethian homes, and more often for a gate in heavy daily use. The safety equipment matters most — a gate is a machine and the forces it closes with need checking.
Often, yes, and it is usually far cheaper than starting again. What decides it on a Llanblethian entrance is whether the gates and hinges are sound enough to carry the motors and whether there is power at the gate. We will tell you honestly if a pair is past it.
Typically a day or two on site in Llanblethian. The lead time before that is the gates being made, and the survey confirms the ground, the power and the access so there are no surprises on the day.
Tell us about your opening and we will come back with a realistic price, then arrange a site survey in Llanblethian.