6.8 Boundary walls and fences

Boundary treatments play an important role in settling a new building into its street.

MUST

Close board fencing must not be used as public-facing boundary treatment.

SHOULD

In commercial buildings, paladin fencing should be used on public-facing boundaries. If chain link fencing is unavoidable for security reasons, it should be screened by planting.

SHOULD

The following boundary wall materials should be used (by area type):

Chester city centre: Brick, local stone
Local centre: Brick, local stone
Urban neighbourhood: Brick, local stone, hedge
Suburban: Brick, local stone, hedge
Village: Brick, local stone, Cheshire railings, timber picket hedge

MUST

Gates must be timber or painted metal.

SHOULD

Brick walls should use coping stones or coping bricks

COULD

Railings and hedges could be used in combination with stone or brick.

Hedge and Mesh Boundary Treatment, Tattenhall image

Fig 6.52 Hedges are an appropriate boundary treatment in suburban and village locations like this example in Tattenhall, Cheshire.

Fig 6.53 Cheshire railings should not be used in an urban setting such as Ellesmere Port (left) [Charlie - do you have your own photo of the Ellesmere Port view?]. They are more appropriate in a suburban or rural context, Delamere, Cheshire (right).

Fig 6.54 An example of border planting between a wall and footpath.

Fig 6.55 Timber fencing must not be used on public facing boundaries.

Fig 6.56 Examples of acceptable local boundary treatment.

Fig 6.57 A combination brick, stone and iron railing front garden wall in Frodsham.

Fig 6.58 Diagram of appropriate boundary treatments.