Windows for tile-hung houses in Five Oaks
On Stane Street at the northern end of Billingshurst parish
The hamlet
Five Oaks stands on the A29, the old Stane Street, north of Billingshurst, where the A264 from Horsham meets it. It is part of Billingshurst parish, and the parish design statement records it as the highest point in the parish, at about 70 metres.
The design statement describes Five Oaks as mostly Victorian, though its houses range from the sixteenth century to the present day. It singles out the fine vertical tile hanging on many of them, and notes that the houses sit close to the road.
Horsham District's planning framework treats Five Oaks as an unclassified settlement, so new building is limited, and the Billingshurst Neighbourhood Plan, made on 23 June 2021, proposes footpath and cycle links to join it to the village. Five Oaks has no conservation area, so most of its houses face only the standard window rules.
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Windows in Five Oaks
Tile hanging sets the tone. A white or cream flush casement with a single cottage bar suits the Victorian tile-hung houses, and the window should sit back in the opening, the way the old timber ones did, rather than standing out from it.
Houses close to the A29 take the noise of the traffic. Acoustic laminated glass in the road-facing rooms, and good seals, help more than an extra pane.
Some older houses here are listed. For those, consent from Horsham District Council comes before any new window. Depending on the building (listed, conservation area, Article 4), there can be rules on the glass you're allowed and on the exact glazing-bar layout. Check with the council; Billingshurst Windows can help with that process.
The prices page includes a cottage-scale bungalow job and a 1940s semi that give a feel for casement prices.