Permeable driveways in Corby
Corby's ground can switch from ironstone to clay or restored fill within one garden, so every permeable drive starts with a dig.
As a guide, stabilised gravel costs £60–£100 per m², permeable block paving £140–£210 per m² and a permeable resin bound driveway £150–£220 per m², all in. The big Corby consideration is the ground: quarrying and restoration left ironstone, clay and fill side by side, and on heavy clay a lined system with a controlled outlet adds to that.
- Permeable block
- £140–£210 per m²
- Planning
- Not needed for a permeable front drive
- Ground
- Ironstone, with clay and restored ground
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Our 2026 guide prices. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Full breakdown: permeable driveways cost guide.
Permeable driveways in Corby
Corby grew on the Northampton Sand ironstone that fed the steelworks, and large areas around the town were opencast quarried and later restored. For a permeable driveway, which relies on rain soaking through the base into the ground, that history matters. Natural ironstone may take water well, while clay or fill in the same garden may not. We dig before we design the base and drainage, then build in resin bound, permeable block paving or stabilised gravel on an open-graded sub-base sized for what we find.
Rutland Driveways & Landscaping covers Corby, its estates and the older villages around it. Where the test shows ground that will take water, the drive soaks away through its own base. Where it shows clay or fill that will not, we line the system and take the water to a controlled outlet. Either way, the guide prices on this page become a fixed written price once we have seen what is under your drive.
What makes Corby different
The New Town estates, Kingswood, Lodge Park, Beanfield and Danesholme, were built for steelworkers after Corby was designated in 1950, and many original frontages are now due for replacement. Priors Hall Park in the north east is planned for more than 5,000 homes, and many gardens there are handed over as bare, compacted plots that need checking before any permeable design. The Willow Brook runs through Corby and Weldon, so homes near it need drainage planned with care. Planning and highways both sit with North Northamptonshire Council.
A typical Corby job is a post-war semi on one of the New Town estates where the original concrete drive has cracked and the household now needs room for two cars. We remove the old surface, dig to see whether we are on ironstone, clay or restored ground, and build the base to suit. At Priors Hall Park it is more often a first proper drive on a bare plot.
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Sources: North Northamptonshire conservation areas · Priors Hall Park.
Permissions in Corby
- PlanningA new or replacement front driveway needs no planning permission if it is permeable, or if the water drains to a lawn or border on your own land. More than 5m² of impermeable surface draining to the road needs planning permission. Listed buildings and the Corby conservation area have tighter rules, so we check your address before anything is designed. Planning Portal: paving your front garden
- Design and priceWe measure up, check the ground and the planning position, and give you one fixed written price.
Rules checked October 2026.
What you get in Corby
- Trial dig to find ironstone, clay or restored fill before designing
- Bases built properly on compacted Priors Hall Park plots
- Replacement drives for Kingswood, Lodge Park, Beanfield and Danesholme homes
- Careful drainage planning for homes near the Willow Brook
- Surfaces that meet the front garden rule without a planning application
- Open-graded sub-base sized for your ground and the rainfall
- Lined systems with a controlled outlet where the ground will not take water
The specification
- Ground tested for how fast it takes water
- Geotextile and open-graded sub-base, no fines
- Permeable laying course
- Resin bound, permeable block or gravel surface
- Edges restrained so the surface cannot spread
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing
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Permeable driveways in Corby: questions
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