Static field shelters are incredibly flexible timber buildings that are designed to complement our stables range. Ready for use as a shelter for horses, overflow stabling, foaling pen or machinery store, a field shelter is normally positioned on a concrete base in a horse yard or paddock. Each shelter is manufactured, delivered and installed nationwide, or available as a DIY kit.
Hand made from sustainably sourced, carefully selected pressure treated timber, a Chart field shelter is sometimes described as the Swiss Army Knife of equestrian building.
You may need extra shelter for horses in winter, temporary stabling or a quiet area for a vet or farrier. Alternatively, a field shelter can be a feed store or home for machinery. Specify your building with gates, doors or a standing opening. Add a partition or mix and match, and the Chart team of equestrian timber building experts are on hand to help, guide and create your perfect building.
A field shelter is a long-term investment in your horses’ welfare, so it pays to choose a building that lasts. Unlike lightweight steel or tent-style shelters, a Chart timber field shelter is hand made from pressure treated timber with robust framing, kickboarding and anti-chew protection, and it can be fully tailored, lined and partitioned to suit your animals. Timber is warmer, quieter and more durable, and a well-built shelter will stand up to exposed sites and years of use.
A static field shelter is designed to sit on a concrete base in a fixed position, making it ideal as permanent shelter or overflow stabling in a yard or paddock. If you would prefer a shelter you can reposition, or want to avoid groundworks and potentially a planning application, take a look at our mobile field shelters, which sit on skids and can be towed around your land.
A static field shelter fixed on a concrete base will usually require planning permission, as it is treated as a permanent building. A mobile field shelter on skids can often avoid this. The requirements depend on the size, siting and use of the shelter. We can supply base plans and elevation drawings to support an application where one is needed, and our guide to planning permission for stables explains what to expect. Planning rules vary and depend on your site, so you should always check with your local planning authority before you build.
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Our static field shelters are available in Clipper and Chart ranges, both built to order. The Clipper range offers long-lasting, outstanding value; the Chart range adds more robust framing, thicker kickboards and anti-chew strips to the shelter openings for added durability on exposed sites.
Our Clipper Range of static Field Shelters offer long-lasting timber framed buildings at outstanding value for money. Protect your animals from the cold winds in winter and from the summer heat or perfect as an implement or free standing hay store.
With significant design upgrades, the Chart Range of field shelters include more robust framing, thicker kickboards, anti-chew strips fitted to the vertical sides of shelter openings, with timber slip rails and galvanised metal brackets.
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Do field shelters need planning permission?
A static field shelter fixed on a concrete base will usually need planning permission, as it is treated as a permanent building. A mobile field shelter on skids can often avoid this. It depends on the size, siting and use of the shelter, and we can supply plans to support an application where needed. Planning rules vary and depend on your site, so you should always check with your local planning authority before you build.
What can a field shelter be used for?
A field shelter is one of the most versatile equestrian buildings. As well as shelter from wind, rain and sun, it can serve as overflow stabling, a foaling pen, a quiet area for a vet or farrier, or a feed, hay or machinery store. You can specify gates, doors, a standing opening or internal partitions to suit.
What is the difference between a static and a mobile field shelter?
A static field shelter sits on a concrete base in a fixed position and is ideal as permanent shelter or overflow stabling. A mobile field shelter sits on skids and can be towed and repositioned, avoiding groundworks and often a planning application. Both are built to the same high timber specification.
Why choose a timber field shelter over a steel or tent shelter?
A timber field shelter is warmer, quieter and more durable than lightweight steel or tent-style shelters. A Chart shelter is hand made from pressure treated timber with robust framing, kickboarding and anti-chew protection, and can be fully tailored, lined and partitioned to suit your animals and your site.
How much does a field shelter cost?
Every field shelter is built to order, so the price depends on the size, range and options you choose. Our field shelters start from £3,000 + VAT. You can build your own specification online for a tailored quote, or see the pricing examples on this page.
Do you deliver and install field shelters nationwide?
Yes. We design, manufacture, deliver and install our field shelters nationwide, or you can choose a DIY kit if you would prefer to install it yourself.
Every field shelter is built to your specification, so the price depends on the size, range and options you choose. Our field shelters start from £3,000 + VAT. You can build your own specification online for a tailored quote, and a few pricing examples are shown below.
