Driveways in Burntwood: tarmac and block paving

Working in Burntwood

Burntwood grew quickly from the 1960s onward, so most homes are post-war and modern semis and detached houses around Chase Terrace, Chasetown and Boney Hay, with Chasewater Country Park on the western edge of town.

Post-war semis in Burntwood often have narrow single drives, so widening into the front garden to fit two cars is one of our most common requests.

For Burntwood (WS7), planning applications are handled by Lichfield District Council, and highways matters such as scaffold licences, skips on the road and dropped kerbs by Staffordshire County Council. Our yard at Kimberley Business Park is around nine miles from our yard.

How we work

We dig out to the right depth for vehicle loads, lay and compact a Type 1 sub-base in layers, then fix kerbs or edging before laying the surface. Cutting corners at this stage is why so many drives sink and rut.

Since 2008, front gardens over five square metres paved with impermeable material usually need either drainage to a permeable area or planning permission. We design driveways so water drains correctly, using channels, soakaways or permeable paving where needed.