Does a driveway add value?

Hedgehog99

Car insurance is cheaper if you can say that your car is off-road in a private driveway - much less chance of damage. So it is definitely a selling point, but whether you can be bothered to get the work done... Do driveways need planning permission? In the floods, there was something on the news about paved driveways / water not being able to drain / requirement for permeable surfaces? (sorry to be vague).

Ectophile

Hedgehog99 wrote: »

Car insurance is cheaper if you can say that your car is off-road in a private driveway - much less chance of damage. So it is definitely a selling point, but whether you can be bothered to get the work done... Do driveways need planning permission? In the floods, there was something on the news about paved driveways / water not being able to drain / requirement for permeable surfaces? (sorry to be vague).

All new driveways are supposed to be permeable, or use some form of drainage other than the public sewers (such as a soakaway).

With more and more people paving over their front gardens, the sewers can't cope with flash floods any more.

PheoUK

The costs above are for permeable paving plus a soakaway (didn't think we needed this but perhaps you do when you are on clay?)

Feel free to weigh in on price. This is in the SE.

force_ten

check with your local highways department re dropping kerbs, in mid wales the council wont do the work themselves now and when you apply for a licence to drop the kerbs they will send a list of approved contractors that can carry out the work I had mine done for a lot less than the £1500 mentioned above

dave030445

force_ten wrote: »

check with your local highways department re dropping kerbs, in mid wales the council wont do the work themselves now and when you apply for a licence to drop the kerbs they will send a list of approved contractors that can carry out the work I had mine done for a lot less than the £1500 mentioned above

That's what the council do in the SE. I paid £600 for our dropped kerb and that's in Surrey

dave030445

beedeedee wrote: »

You could get some plastic kerb ramps for the short term, rather than pay for dropped kerbs straightaway.....

ILLEGAL. And someone could park in front of it as you haven't had the kerb dropped.

PheoUK

dave030445 wrote: »

That's what the council do in the SE. I paid £600 for our dropped kerb and that's in Surrey

Was that for the work or license, or both? Did the same contractor do the driveway?

I am mindful of the point above (doesn't anyone want a garden anymore), I'm hoping id be able to integrate some landscaping features in - I'm wondering if I could create a small greened flowered section for creeping/ground cover plants in the middle for instance...

dave030445

PheoUK wrote: »

Was that for the work or license, or both? Did the same contractor do the driveway?

I am mindful of the point above (doesn't anyone want a garden anymore), I'm hoping id be able to integrate some landscaping features in - I'm wondering if I could create a small greened flowered section for creeping/ground cover plants in the middle for instance...

That was for the work I think I knocked him down from about £730. its always worth an ask as they all know that you have a list of contractors. that your working your way through. I had a different contractor. for the drive. But if i did it again i would use the same contractor to do both.