Create a garden where children can explore safely, without compromising on style. Our Child Safe Gardens in Holland Park combine secure boundaries, safe surfaces and clear sightlines tailored to your home.
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Families around Holland Park and the Design Museum often want outdoor space that feels elegant yet genuinely safe. We design child-first layouts with secure fencing, visible play areas and safe equipment placement. From pond safety solutions to rounded edges on hard landscaping, every detail is planned to reduce risk. The result is a garden that works for everyday play and grown-up entertaining.
Holland Park is known for large Victorian houses, mansion conversions and other period properties, many with mature boundaries and level changes. In W11 and W14, gardens can be long, narrow, or split across terraces, which affects how we zone play areas and routes. We specify non-toxic planting and avoid thorny or irritant species where children run and climb. Finishes are chosen to suit heritage settings while meeting modern safety expectations.
We start with a site survey and a child-safety audit, then produce a clear plan covering gates, fencing lines, surfacing and planting. Our team installs with tidy working practices and careful protection of existing features, with staged sign-off so you can see progress. We use proven fixings and robust hardware for secure gates and fences that stay aligned. Homeowners choose us for straightforward communication, careful workmanship and long-term reliability.
Working in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea means planning for tight access, controlled parking and considerate neighbour relations. Many properties near Kyoto Garden and surrounding streets have mature trees and older drainage runs, so we check levels and water flow before setting surfaces. We also match materials to period façades and boundary walls common in the area. If permissions or restrictions apply, we coordinate details early to keep the programme smooth.
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Costs vary with garden size, access, and how much needs changing. As a guide, a focused safety upgrade (gates, small fencing runs, planting swaps and minor surfacing) often starts around £2,500–£6,000. A more complete redesign with new fencing, soft landing surfaces, pond safety measures and hard landscaping typically falls in the £10,000–£35,000+ range. We provide an itemised quote after a site visit.
Most child-safety improvement projects take 2–7 working days, depending on fencing length, surfacing area and whether pond protection is required. A full garden refurbishment with new layouts, edging changes and multiple zones usually takes 2–6 weeks. Timescales are influenced by access constraints, curing times for bases, and lead times for bespoke gates or specialist safety surfacing. We confirm a schedule before work begins.
Many garden safety upgrades are permitted development, such as replacing planting, installing play surfaces, or adding low fencing. However, rules can change for higher fences, boundary treatments facing highways, listed buildings, and conservation areas common locally. We check the relevant RBKC guidance and flag anything that may need consent before you commit. Where required, we can supply drawings and specifications to support an application.
We provide a 10-year warranty on our workmanship for installed hard landscaping elements such as fencing structures, gate posts, edging, and built surfaces, subject to normal use and maintenance. Manufacturer warranties apply separately for items like safety surfacing systems, gate hardware and specialist pond covers. We also explain aftercare to keep components performing as intended. Any snagging issues identified after completion are handled promptly.
Popular options include close-board or slatted timber fencing with child-safe gaps, powder-coated metal railings for a lighter look, and self-closing secure gates with reliable latches. For surfaces, we fit bonded rubber mulch, wetpour safety surfacing, or softer turf zones with reinforced paths. Planting can be tailored with non-toxic, low-allergen choices and robust shrubs for boundary screening. We help you balance aesthetics, safety, and maintenance levels.
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