Automated driveway gates are one of the most visible security and kerb-appeal upgrades you can make to a property. Done well, they add genuine value and convenience. Done badly, undersized motors, inadequate safety devices, or a gate that snags on the post, they become a constant source of frustration and a potential liability. This guide covers what you need to know before buying.

Gate Materials

The material choice determines long-term maintenance requirements as much as initial appearance.

MaterialLifespanMaintenanceRust risk
Softwood timber10–20 yrsAnnual treatmentN/A
Hardwood timber20–40 yrs2–3 year treatmentN/A
Mild steel (powder coated)25–40 yrsInspect annually, touch up chipsModerate if coating fails
Galvanised steel30–50+ yrsVery lowLow
Aluminium30–50+ yrsVery lowNone
Wrought iron50+ yrsPeriodic repaintingModerate without maintenance

What a pair of gates costs to buy

These are merchants’ and makers’ own prices for one named pair each, for an opening of about 3 m to 3.6 m, in October 2026, supply only unless stated.

B&Q sells the Windso pair of low redwood driveway gates, 3.6 m wide and 1.2 m high, at £814.59.1

Jacksons Fencing sells its Hythe courtyard pair, softwood on a galvanised steel frame, 1.8 m high for a 3.1 m opening, at £1,804.40 excluding VAT.2

Travis Perkins sells the Ruby iroko cottage pair for a 3 m opening at £2,332.80 including VAT.3

A powder-coated steel pair, the Saxon arched gates for a 3,353 mm opening and 1,245 mm high, is £427.38 at Travis Perkins.4

F H Brundle sells a galvanised estate-style double driveway gate, 3 m wide and 1.2 m high, with its posts, at £769.32 including VAT.5

Wickes sells a black aluminium double swing gate, 3,250 × 1,600 mm, at £1,180.6

First Fence sells a 3 m aluminium double swing gate, 1.6 m high, at £1,432.94 including VAT, with the lock and handle extra.7

Nottingham Metalworks gives a starting price, supplied and installed, of £1,700 a pair for standard steel gates with wrought iron tops.8

Timber gates are the cheapest to buy but require the most upkeep. Untreated softwood rots within a few years; hardwood (such as iroko or oak) lasts longer but still needs treatment every two to three years. Timber swells with moisture and can bind against the post or ground on automated gates, allow clearance in the specification.

Steel gates (mild steel or galvanised) balance cost, durability, and security. Powder coating protects against corrosion; chips should be touched up promptly. Steel is the most common material for automated gates because it machines precisely and welds cleanly for motor brackets and pivot points.

Aluminium gates are lightweight, rust-proof, and increasingly popular. They need almost no maintenance and are available in a wide range of RAL powder coat colours. Larger aluminium panels need thicker profiles or internal bracing to prevent flex, as the material is less stiff than steel in equivalent sections.

Wrought iron is the traditional prestige option. It lasts for generations but is heavy (relevant for motor sizing) and requires periodic repainting. Many gates marketed as ‘wrought iron’ are actually mild steel or cast iron, true hand-forged wrought iron is expensive and rare.

Swing Gates vs Sliding Gates

Swing Gates

Swing gates operate on hinges or pivots and open inward or outward. They are the most common type for domestic driveways, simpler and cheaper to automate, easier to install on uneven ground, and available in the widest range of styles. The main constraint is the swing arc: the gate needs a swept area equal to its own width, and inward-opening gates need a level driveway to clear the ground through their arc. Outward-opening gates can be hazardous if they open towards a footpath or road.

Automation for swing gates:

  • Ram actuators (linear actuators): a steel arm extends and retracts to move the gate leaf. The most common domestic choice, robust, cost-effective, and suitable for gates up to around 3.5m wide per leaf.
  • Underground (buried) motors: the mechanism sits in a pit beneath the pivot point, invisible from outside. Cleaner appearance and harder to tamper with, but installation is more involved and drainage around the pit must be adequate.

Ram kits are sold for the pair, and Gatemotors sells a BFT Phobos kit for leaves up to 2.5 m at £821.74 including VAT.9

Its FAAC 415 ram kit for leaves up to 3 m is £1,245.60 including VAT.10

Metalines sells a BFT Eli kit of two underground motors, for leaves up to 4 m, at a sale price of £1,215.97 including VAT, before the excavation.11

Its CAME Frog underground kit for leaves up to 3.5 m is on sale at £1,194.10 including VAT.12

Sliding Gates

Sliding gates run laterally on a track, parallel to the fence line. They suit sites where there is no room for a swing arc, a steep driveway immediately inside the gate, or a shallow forecourt. They are stronger structurally and more resistant to forced entry (no hinge to lever), but cost more to install, require a clear run of space alongside the driveway equal to the gate width (plus 500–800mm for the operator and end stops), and need the track kept clear of debris and ice.

Automation for sliding gates:

The standard mechanism is rack-and-pinion: a toothed rack welded to the gate base engages a motor-driven pinion to push the gate along the track. Reliable and handles gates up to 5–6m wide. Cantilever systems (gate suspended from posts, no ground track) suit areas where drainage or surface changes make a track impractical, more expensive but more reliable in exposed locations.

Metalines sells a BFT Deimos rack-and-pinion kit for sliding gates up to 600 kg at a sale price of £849.05 including VAT.13

Safety Standards: BS EN 12453

A powered gate is machinery in law, and the duty sits on whoever supplies or installs it under the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008: it must meet the essential health and safety requirements in those regulations, be assessed for conformity, and carry a declaration.14 BS EN 12453 is the standard the industry works to in order to show that has been done, setting limits on the impact force a gate can apply and the measures needed to prevent entrapment.15 The distinction matters when something goes wrong: the legal duty comes from the regulations, and the standard is the usual evidence that it was met.

The key requirements:

Force limits: where a body part could be crushed, such as in a gap of 500 mm or less, the gate’s force must not exceed 400 N (newtons), or 1,400 N in larger open areas where a person could only be pushed, and in every case it must fall to 150 N within three-quarters of a second and 25 N within five seconds.16 Installers should force test the gate on site at installation, at the leading edge and other danger points, even when the motor kit carries a conformity mark.17

Safety edges: pressure-sensitive strips on the leading edge that stop and reverse the gate on contact with an obstruction. They belong on the leading edge and any other edge where there is a crushing or impact risk, such as between the moving gate and a post or wall.18

Photocells (infrared beams): break-beam sensors across the gate opening that stop and reverse the gate if the beam is interrupted. They are mainly there to stop the gate closing on a vehicle and can be stepped over, so HSE notes that fitting two beams at different heights reduces the chance of the gate striking a person.18

Warning devices: automated gates should have a visible warning sign advising that the gate is power operated. BS EN 13241 is the product standard for doors and gates, current as BS EN 13241:2003+A2:2016.19 Note the designation: it was published as BS EN 13241-1 and the part number was dropped when it was amended, so a specification still citing 13241-1 is quoting a superseded designation. An audible or visual warning before the gate moves (such as a short beep or a flashing light) is best practice and increasingly expected.

UKCA or CE marking: a complete powered gate needs a Declaration of Conformity and a UKCA or CE mark, while a motor kit sold for fitting to a gate should come with a Declaration of Incorporation instead.14 Great Britain continues to recognise the CE marking alongside or in place of the UKCA marking.20 Reputable manufacturers’ products come with these documents; be cautious of very cheap units that do not.

Annual inspection: not legally mandatory for domestic gates, but strongly recommended.14 A competent engineer checks safety edge function, force limits, motor condition, and mechanical wear, and the cost of that visit is under Maintenance below. Owners and occupiers of commercial premises with powered gates have maintenance duties under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.14

Planning Permission

Permitted Development Rights

Under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO), gates and fences are generally permitted development, no planning permission required, subject to height limits:

  • Does not exceed 1 metre in height if the gate adjoins a highway used by vehicular traffic (the Planning Portal treats the footway, meaning the pavement, of such a highway the same way)21
  • Does not exceed 2 metres in height everywhere else22

The limit turns on vehicular traffic. A road with a pavement alongside it counts, and a gate on that boundary must not exceed 1 metre. A public footpath or bridleway that runs away from any road does not trigger the 1 metre limit, so a boundary facing only that falls under the 2 metre limit. If your front boundary wall or fence sits on or near the pavement of a road, the 1 metre limit applies unless you apply for permission.

When Planning Permission Is Required

  • The gate exceeds the height limits above
  • The gate is within the curtilage of a listed building, or on a boundary surrounding one: permitted development does not apply, and Listed Building Consent may also be needed22
  • The property is in a conservation area: the same height limits apply, but taking down an existing fence, wall or gate may need permission, and an Article 4 Direction may remove the rights altogether; check with your local planning authority before proceeding21
  • Permitted development rights have been removed by an Article 4 Direction or a condition on a previous planning consent23

Where planning permission is needed, an application for gates on the boundary of a house costs £272 in England (fee from 1 April 2026).24 The council should normally decide it within 8 weeks.2526

Intercom and Video Integration

Modern gate systems routinely include intercom and video entry systems. Options range from simple audio intercoms to video intercoms with smartphone app integration and systems that link to whole-home automation platforms.

Gatemotors sells the AES Cellcom Prime 7, a 4G audio intercom that calls your phones, at £508.44 including VAT.27

An AES video intercom panel used through an app is £720 including VAT there, with a touchscreen monitor extra.28

Key considerations:

  • Wired vs wireless: wired systems are more reliable but require cable laying during installation. Wi-Fi-based systems are easier to retrofit but depend on adequate signal strength at the gate.
  • Power and data in one run: the mains cable run to the gate control panel can incorporate a data cable for a wired intercom at the same time, saving cost.
  • Keypad for deliveries: a PIN-entry keypad allows parcel couriers or regular callers to open the gate without calling the house.
  • Part P: running a new circuit from the consumer unit to the gate’s isolator is notifiable electrical work, although connecting the gate to an existing isolator is not.29

Installation Costs

Most installers quote after a survey, so few publish a price for a finished, automated gate. One that does is MonGate in South Wales.

MonGate gives a starting price of £6,995 including VAT for a 3 m pair of aluminium swing gates with above-ground motors, supplied and fitted.30

With the motors hidden below ground instead, its price for the same pair is £7,695 including VAT.30

Prices vary with gate size (a 2m pair is far simpler than a 5m pair), access requirements, groundworks needed, length of cable runs, and quality of components specified. Sliding gates have no published installed price, and are priced by quote.

Maintenance

A well-installed automated gate requires little day-to-day attention but benefits from annual attention:

  • Annual service: lubricate pivots, hinges, and rack; test safety edges and photocells; verify force limits; inspect motor and control board for moisture ingress.
  • Battery backup: most modern control panels include a battery that operates the gate through a power cut. Replace every 3–5 years, yourself or in a service visit.
  • Timber treatment: treat annually to prevent swelling and warping that stresses automation motors.
  • Track cleaning (sliding gates): clear leaves and grit regularly, a blocked track causes the motor to overload and shortens its life.

MonGate publishes an annual service plan at £234 including VAT per gate system per year.30

ENTREX, an installer in Kent, Essex and London, charges £240 plus VAT for a one-off service of a gate system.31

For a 12 V gate motor, The Electric Gate Shop sells a battery backup kit of two batteries in a waterproof box with a charge controller at £74.66.32

A gate properly installed to BS EN 12453 and serviced annually should give many years of reliable service, although motors, batteries and safety devices will need replacing along the way.

References (32)

Figures in this note were checked against the sources below on 30 September 2026. Superscript numbers in the text point to them. Every source the site cites, by topic.

  1. 1costsupplier figureB&Q.RN-2D7R6CA price, true at 2026-10. The B&Q marketplace product page for a pair of low redwood driveway gates for a 3.6 m opening, giving the price of the pair.
  2. 2costsupplier figureJacksons Fencing.RN-W7G4IAA price, true at 2026-10. The Jacksons Fencing product page for its Hythe courtyard driveway gates, giving the price of a pair at each opening width.
  3. 3costsupplier figureTravis Perkins.RN-6N2523A price, true at 2026-10. The Travis Perkins product page for a pair of iroko hardwood cottage driveway gates 3 m wide, giving the price of the pair.
  4. 4costsupplier figureTravis Perkins.RN-S0BRF2A price, true at 2026-10. The Travis Perkins product page for a pair of zinc-plated and powder-coated steel driveway gates for a 3.35 m opening, giving the price of the pair.
  5. 5costsupplier figureF H Brundle.RN-8BABWDA price, true at 2026-10. The F H Brundle product page for a 3 m galvanised double estate driveway gate with posts, giving its price including and excluding VAT.
  6. 6costsupplier figureWickes.RN-KYLDKEA price, true at 2026-10. The Wickes product page for a 3.25 m black aluminium double swing driveway gate, giving its retail price.
  7. 7costsupplier figureFirst Fence.RN-VMKJ52A price, true at 2026-10. A UK gate supplier product page for a 3 m aluminium double swing driveway gate, giving its price including and excluding VAT.
  8. 8costsupplier figureNottingham Metalworks.RN-0AK52IA price, true at 2026-10. A Nottingham metalwork firm page on its wrought iron style gates, publishing its own starting price for a supplied and installed pair.
  9. 9costsupplier figureGatemotors.RN-MJ5MJNA price, true at 2026-10. A UK gate automation retailer product page for a BFT 24V ram kit for a pair of swing gates, giving its price excluding and including VAT.
  10. 10costsupplier figureGatemotors.RN-6KSC0HA price, true at 2026-10. A UK gate automation retailer product page for a FAAC 230V ram kit for a pair of swing gates, giving its price excluding and including VAT.
  11. 11costsupplier figureMetalines.RN-RD14N3A price, true at 2026-10. A UK gate automation retailer product page for a BFT twin underground motor kit for swing gates, giving its sale price including tax.
  12. 12costsupplier figureMetalines.RN-ZFC0P5A price, true at 2026-10. A UK gate automation retailer product page for a CAME twin underground motor kit for swing gates, giving its sale price including tax.
  13. 13costsupplier figureMetalines.RN-WHMF42A price, true at 2026-10. A UK gate automation retailer product page for a BFT rack-and-pinion sliding gate motor kit, giving its sale price including tax.
  14. 14technicalvery strongHealth and Safety Executive, guidance.RN-GVE0T6HSE's split of duties for powered gates. Installers working as part of a work activity must install the product safely under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, must follow manufacturer instructions, and become the responsible person as manufacturer if they assemble a gate from components. Maintainers and inspectors carry the same section 3 duty and must leave the gate safe. Commercial owners and occupiers additionally fall under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 applies to manufacturers and assemblers whatever the setting. Crucially: health and safety law does not apply to owners of powered gates on domestic privately owned premises, though HSE strongly recommends regular checks. Corrects the common claim that a homeowner must comply with the Machinery Directive.
  15. 15technicalstrongBSI, guidance.RN-U10V9Pthe standard a powered gate is designed to, setting impact force limits and entrapment protection
  16. 16technicalgooddhf (Door and Hardware Federation), guidance.RN-NHT8B2The door and gate trade body's explanation of EN 12453 force limits. It gives 400 N in reducing gaps of 500 mm or less, 1,400 N in larger gaps, and a fall to 150 N in 0.75 s and 25 N in 5 s.
  17. 17technicalgooddhf (Door and Hardware Federation), guidance.RN-FYVW78The door and gate trade body's FAQ for installers. It says a CE or UKCA marked gate must still be force tested on installation, because type testing was done on a single sample in controlled conditions.
  18. 18technicalvery strongHealth and Safety Executive, guidance.RN-7BFGLYHSE's guidance on how powered gate safety is achieved. It lists force limitation with pressure-sensitive edges on leading and other edges wherever crushing or impact hazards exist.
  19. 19technicalstrongBSI Knowledge, a standard.RN-J10BX3Published 30 July 2003, current in the A2:2016 version and marked Under Review. This is the harmonised product standard a garage door or gate must be declared against. It covers industrial and commercial doors and gates for vehicle and goods access, garage doors for domestic and commercial use, commercial rolling shutters and rolling grilles, barriers, and pass doors incorporated within a door leaf, whether manually or power operated. It sets the safety and performance requirements to be declared, but expressly excludes fire resisting and smoke control characteristics, which fall under EN 16034, and excludes operation in electromagnetic environments outside EN 61000-6-3. Cite this for what a garage door's Declaration of Performance covers, and pair it with BS EN 12453 for the safety of a powered door.
  20. 20technicalvery strongOffice for Product Safety and Standards / Department for Business and Trade (GOV.UK), a government page.RN-Q1TNFAThe rules for the UKCA conformity mark in Great Britain, covering over 20 product types across the new approach goods plus sectors such as aerosols and rail. The date that matters for buyers of building products: legislation allows CE marking to continue to be recognised in Great Britain alongside UKCA until 11pm on 31 December 2027 for most sectors, so a CE marked product on a merchant's shelf is not automatically non-compliant. Until the same date the UKCA mark may be affixed on a label attached to the product or on an accompanying document rather than on the product itself. Form rules: the mark must be in its standard recognisable form, at least 5mm high unless another minimum is specified, and easily visible, legible and indelible. Construction products are treated separately: designated standards apply on a mandatory rather than voluntary basis, and System 4 assessment and verification of constancy of performance permits manufacturer self-declaration for some categories.
  21. 21technicalvery strongPlanning Portal, guidance.RN-N80QRQThe Planning Portal's homeowner summary of GPDO Schedule 2 Part 2 Class A. No permission needed where the structure does not exceed one metre in height from ground level next to a highway, or two metres in height elsewhere, and where an existing structure's height is not increased beyond those limits. Permission IS needed where the site is a listed building or within its curtilage, or where the boundary involves a neighbouring listed building or its curtilage. Notes that in a conservation area you might need permission to TAKE DOWN a fence, wall or gate, which is the reverse of what most readers expect. Also notes the right can be removed by an article four direction or a planning condition. Ends with the standard caveat that this is introductory guidance and the local planning authority should be checked.
  22. 22technicalvery strongThe National Archives, legislation.RN-B3EWHKThe national permitted development right for boundary enclosures, and the answer to the very common error of treating fence height as a council rule. Class A permits the erection, construction, maintenance, improvement or alteration of a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure. A.1 exclusions: (a) adjacent to a HIGHWAY USED BY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC the height must not exceed 1 metre above ground level, except at a school where 2 metres is allowed provided any part above 1 metre does not obstruct highway users' sightlines; (b) anywhere else 2 metres above ground level; (c) where an existing enclosure is maintained, improved or altered its height must not exceed its former height or the (a)/(b) limit, whichever is the greater, so an existing over-height fence may be kept at that height but not raised; (d) development is NOT permitted within the curtilage of, or to a boundary of, a listed building. The 'used by vehicular traffic' qualifier is routinely dropped from consumer guidance, which wrongly applies the 1 metre limit to a boundary onto a footpath.
  23. 23technicalvery strongThe National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), legislation.RN-3LA2VCArticle 4(1) allows the Secretary of State or the local planning authority, where satisfied that it is expedient that development should not be carried out without permission, to direct that the permission granted by article 3 does not apply to all or any development of a Part, Class or paragraph of Schedule 2 in a specified area, or to any particular development. The procedures for making, modifying or cancelling a direction are set out in Schedule 3, and a direction does not affect development for which prior approval was granted before it took effect.
  24. 24technicalvery strongMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (GOV.UK), a government page.RN-JM9I1NThe schedule of planning application fees in England from 1 April 2026. Fees rise annually with the September CPI under the 2023 amendment regulations; September 2025 CPI was 3.8%, so every fee from April 2025 rose by that and is charged from 1 April 2026. The table lists the new amount for each application type, which is the statutory figure a council must charge rather than a guide price.
  25. 25technicalvery strongMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, guidance.RN-RC9BKDPlanning Practice Guidance on how a council determines an application: the statutory determination periods of 8 weeks for most householder and minor applications and 13 weeks for major ones, extensions of time by agreement, and what happens when the period passes without a decision. This is the source for how long a planning application actually takes and what recourse there is when it takes longer.
  26. 26costvery strongPlanning Portal, guidance.RN-M2KUCTA price, true at 2026-04. The Planning Portal's consolidated guide to planning application fees in England from 1 April 2026, built from the 2012 fees regulations as amended and MHCLG's annual indexation. More usable than the regulations themselves because it puts each application type next to its current fee and its definition. The statutory amounts are in the regulations; this is the readable index to them.
  27. 27costsupplier figureGatemotors.RN-RGANASA price, true at 2026-10. A UK gate automation retailer product page for a 4G GSM gate audio intercom, giving its price excluding and including VAT.
  28. 28costsupplier figureGatemotors.RN-QJR48JA price, true at 2026-10. A UK gate automation retailer product page for an app-based gate video intercom panel, giving its price and the price of the optional monitor.
  29. 29technicalvery strongMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.RN-JYJ3I5The document that decides what electrical work a homeowner may legally do themselves, and the exact list of notifiable jobs. Regulation 12(6A), reproduced at paragraph 2.5, makes only three things notifiable: the installation of a new circuit, the replacement of a consumer unit, and any addition or alteration to existing circuits in a special location. Regulation 12(9) defines special location as, in a room containing a bath or shower, the zone extending vertically from finished floor level to 2.25 metres (or the shower head position if higher) and horizontally 600mm from the edge of the bath tub or shower tray. Paragraph 2.7 states that all other electrical installation work is not notifiable, namely additions and alterations to existing installations outside special locations, and replacements, repairs and maintenance anywhere. Paragraph 2.8 gives worked examples: a built-in cooker is not notifiable unless a new cooker circuit is needed, and connecting an electric gate or garage door to an existing isolator is not notifiable but running a new circuit from the consumer unit to that isolator is. Paragraph 2.2 confirms Part P reaches outdoor work including fixed garden lighting, pond pumps and outbuildings such as sheds, detached garages and domestic greenhouses. Notifiable work must be certified by self-certification by a registered competent person, third-party certification, or a building control body (paragraph 3.1), with the compliance certificate issued within 30 days (paragraph 3.4). Note that Approved Document P is a source of guidance rather than a ban: non-notifiable work still has to comply with BS 7671.
  30. 30costsupplier figureMonGate.RN-EDHC43A price, true at 2026-10. A South Wales gate installer publishing its own fixed starting prices for supplied and fitted automated driveway gates, with above-ground and underground motors, and for its annual service plan.
  31. 31costsupplier figureENTREX.RN-6GSSEGA price, true at 2026-10. A gate installer page on servicing automated gates, publishing its own price for a one-off service visit.
  32. 32costsupplier figureThe Electric Gate Shop.RN-1NZIHAA price, true at 2026-10. A UK gate parts retailer product page for a 12 V battery backup kit for gate motors, giving its price.

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