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Paving your driveway?
What you need to know
Block Paving It is now a legal requirement for the any surface water run-off to the Planning Permission from your
homeowner to incorporate SuDS highway and was introduced Local Authority. Failure to do this
(Sustainable Drainage Systems) into to help reduce the risk of future could be a costly omission as your
any front garden or driveway over flooding events and build up a more driveway may subsequently need to
5m² that is being paved over - even sustainable infrastructure. If it is be replaced if you come to sell your
if you are only replacing an existing not possible to incorporate a SuDS property in the future.
driveway. This is designed to prevent solution then you will need to seek
Option 3
Option 1 Option 2
Traditional paving
Non-permeable solutions Permeable paving
with soakaways
If the ground conditions are This has been proven to If you elect to use any
be a highly effective way of non-permeable paving without
suitable, all you need to do minimising surface water soakaways for your driveway
run-off whilst giving you all the you will need to apply for full
is ensure that the design aesthetic options you need to planning permission from
create a beautiful driveway. your Local Authority including
includes drainage slopes Some designs will even collect drawings, forms and fees.
water for reuse in the garden. Once submitted, please
and channels to direct water Alternatively, you could look to be aware that permission
use Driveway Gravel to allow could still be refused if it was
towards an effective soakaway, water to pass through into the deemed that a SuDS solution
ground naturally. was possible.
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area within your garden.
BUILDBASE are able to supply
a comprehensive range of
drainage products. These
include line drains, gratings
and recessed manholes.
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