Driveways in Penkridge: tarmac and block paving

Working in Penkridge

Penkridge is a small market town on the A449 between Stafford and Cannock, close to the M6. It has a conservation area around St Michael's church, older terraces near the River Penk and plenty of modern housing.

Around Penkridge we lay drives for everything from period cottages with gravel lanes to modern homes with block-paved frontages.

For Penkridge (ST19), planning applications are handled by South Staffordshire 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 about thirteen miles from Rugeley across the Chase.

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.