Driveways on Bromsgrove housing
Much of the Bromsgrove area sits on heavy clay, which holds water and moves with the seasons. On a driveway that means two things: the sub-base has to be deeper and better compacted than a rule-of-thumb depth, and the drainage has to be designed rather than assumed, because water that cannot soak away will find the lowest point of your drive and sit there. We look at where the water goes before we price anything. On the higher ground toward the Lickeys the picture changes again, so we do not carry a standard specification from one job to the next.
Block paving is popular here, particularly on the interwar and postwar semis, and resin bound is the choice on the larger detached houses where the frontage is on show. Both are laid on the same principle: it is the base and the edge restraint that decide whether the surface stays flat. Bromsgrove District Council is the planning authority and Worcestershire County Council handles the highway, so a new or widened dropped kerb goes through the county. We manage that application as part of the job.
What we are asked for here
- Resin bound drives on larger detached frontages
- Block paving on interwar and postwar semis
- Drainage and soakaway design on clay ground
- Dropped kerbs and driveway widening through the county highways team
Planning and building control
Planning and building control for Bromsgrove sits with Bromsgrove District Council.
About 8 miles from our Redditch base.
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I’m really happy with the work carried out by Carter Langfold on my resin driveway. From start to finish, they were professional, reliable and worked hard to complete the order to a high standard.
Was very happy with the service provided. Very friendly lads and made sure I was happy with the completed job before they left. Would recommend the use of this company.
Very pleased with the professionalism & standard of work provided.
Questions
Driveways in Bromsgrove, answered straight
Why do you keep asking about drainage?
Because on Bromsgrove clay it is the thing that fails. A permeable surface over a base that cannot drain still floods. We design the fall, the soakaway or the channel drain before the dig, and it is itemised in the quote.
Block paving or resin bound?
Block paving is easier to lift for a repair and suits a traditional house; resin bound is seamless, permeable and weed-free. We price both on the one survey if you are undecided.
Do I need planning permission for a new driveway in Bromsgrove?
Not if the surface is permeable or drains within your plot. A dropped kerb is a separate highways application to Worcestershire County Council, which we submit for you.
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