A village with a well-known garden
The Manor House garden, redesigned by Gertrude Jekyll in 1908 and carefully restored from the 1980s onward, draws visitors to Upton Grey and reflects the village's slightly more prominent character compared with some of the smaller hamlets nearby — though the roofs of ordinary village houses here are just as much in need of routine maintenance as anywhere else.
Sloping ground and chalky soil
Upton Grey sits on a north-east facing slope on chalky ground, and that sloping aspect means some roofs catch more shade for part of the day than others depending on exactly where a property sits on the hillside — worth mentioning to an installer when describing the job.
Frequently asked questions
Is Upton Grey the same village as the Jekyll garden?+
The garden is at the Manor House within the village, but Upton Grey itself is a wider village with its own store, pub and church separate from the garden.
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Useful local links
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council — Planning — The local planning authority for Basingstoke and most of the surrounding villages in this cluster; covers when planning permission is needed for roof work beyond routine cleaning.
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council — Building Control — Covers building regulations approval for roofing work that goes beyond like-for-like repair or cleaning.
- Hart District Council — Planning and Building Control — The local planning authority for Hook, which sits in the Hart district rather than Basingstoke and Deane.
- Planning Portal — Roof Work — National guidance on when roof alterations need planning permission, referenced when explaining that routine cleaning doesn't.
- Health and Safety Executive — Working at Height — HSE guidance on the risks of working at height, referenced when explaining safe roof access.