Permeable driveways in Cottesmore
Cottesmore's mixed limestone and clay can drain well on one plot and poorly next door, so we dig before designing a permeable drive.
As a guide, a permeable resin bound driveway costs £150–£220 per m², with permeable block paving at £140–£210 per m² and stabilised gravel at £60–£100 per m², all in. In Cottesmore drainage varies from plot to plot on mixed limestone and clay, so we dig a test hole first, 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
- Mixed limestone and clay
- 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 Cottesmore
Family homes in Cottesmore often want a wider drive, and the usual worry is that more hard surface means more water on the pavement. A permeable driveway answers that, because rain soaks through the surface and an open-graded base rather than running off. We build them in resin bound, permeable block paving and stabilised gravel. In a large village with plenty of later housing alongside its ironstone and limestone cottages, the right finish depends on the house in front of it.
The ground is the bigger variable. Cottesmore sits on mixed ground at the edge of the limestone, and the North Brook rises nearby, so drainage changes from plot to plot. We dig a test hole before deciding between a soakaway and a permeable build-up, and where clay will not take water, we line the base and drain it to a controlled outlet. The fixed written price reflects what the test shows.
What makes Cottesmore different
Cottesmore has a conservation area covering the historic village and no Article 4 direction, so normal permitted development rules apply outside listed buildings. The old centre is ironstone and limestone cottages, with a good deal of later housing around it, and Kendrew Barracks, the former RAF Cottesmore, sits just outside the village. Rutland's flood strategy traces the North Brook through Cottesmore towards Empingham and Ryhall, so homes near its course need the water route thought through carefully.
A typical Cottesmore job is widening the drive of a later family house so another car fits, taking up the old surface and part of the lawn. We dig a test hole, then build an open-graded base sized for that plot's ground, lining it if the clay will not drain. Resin bound and permeable block both suit this kind of frontage.
You can check any address on the Environment Agency flood map.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas · Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions in Cottesmore
- 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 Cottesmore 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 Cottesmore
- Test hole dug on every plot, as Cottesmore ground varies house to house
- Wider family drives built as permeable systems
- Lined bases with a controlled outlet where clay will not drain
- Water routes planned for homes near the North 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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