Driveways in Altrincham

Local driveway installers for Altrincham

Altrincham is one of the areas we cover most easily from our base on Marsland Road in Sale. Altrincham houses vary a lot. Around the town centre you get Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semis. Towards Broadheath and Timperley there are interwar semis. The edges of the town have newer estates and larger detached homes. That variety changes what works at the front of the house, so we start with a site visit, not a brochure.

A narrow terrace frontage might only take one parking space with a neat edge and a path to the door. A wide 1930s semi often has room for a full-width drive for two cars. In both cases the finished surface only lasts if the dig-out, sub-base, edging and falls are right. That groundwork is what we are careful about.

What Altrincham homeowners usually ask us for

• Replacing cracked concrete or tired tarmac with a resin-bound driveway for a cleaner, modern finish
• Turning a front lawn into off-street parking, often with a block paving or tarmac surface and a contrasting border
• Widening an existing single drive so two cars fit without parking on the pavement
• Tidying the path, steps and front patio area at the same time as the drive so it all matches

Things worth knowing before you start in Altrincham

• Conservation areas: parts of Altrincham, and neighbouring Bowdon and Hale, are in Trafford conservation areas. Permitted development rights can be more limited there, so check with Trafford planning before you remove front walls, gateposts or hedges.
• Dropped kerbs: if you need a new or wider dropped kerb, it goes through Trafford Council, which assesses and quotes for the work. Start the application early. It can take longer than the driveway itself.
• Front garden drainage rules: in England a new or replacement front hard surface over 5 m² normally needs planning permission unless it is permeable or drains to a permeable area within your property. Resin-bound and permeable block paving can help. See our drainage page.
• Access and skips: terraced streets near the town centre can be tight for wagons and skips. A skip on the road needs a council permit. We plan deliveries and waste removal as part of the quote.

Altrincham is about 2.9 miles in a straight line from our base on Marsland Road, Sale, inside our 20-mile service area. Council for dropped kerbs and planning here: Trafford Council. Postcodes: WA14 and WA15.