Driveways
New Driveways in Kent
A new driveway planned around how you park and where the water goes.
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- 20+ Years’ Experience
- Trusted & Friendly Team
- Full Project Management
- Competitive Pricing
Driveways
Planning a New Driveway
Most new drives start with a question about space: how many cars, where they turn and how you get from the car to the door. We measure up, check the levels and look at where surface water will go, then suggest a layout and surface that fit the house.
Turning a front garden into parking usually means a dropped kerb as well. That needs approval from the council’s highways team, which you apply for as the homeowner, and we can help you with the application. SE Groundworks is registered with the Street Works Qualifications Register (SWQR).
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Our Experience with New Driveways
We are a family run groundworks business based in Staplehurst, and we bring over 20 years of experience to every new driveways job across Kent, East and West Sussex and south-east London.
The same small, friendly team surveys the job, prepares the ground and finishes the surface, so you deal with the people doing the work from the first visit to the final sweep.
We have worked on behalf of Kent County Council and utility companies, our team is registered with the Street Works Qualifications Register, and we are approved under the Trading Standards Buy With Confidence scheme.
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New Driveways: Recent Work
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New Driveways
Building It to Last
A new drive is dug out to a depth that suits the ground and the vehicles using it, and much of the Weald has heavy clay that needs a deeper base. We lay a membrane, build and compact the sub-base in layers, and fix kerbs or edging before the surface goes down.
Drainage is planned from the start, with channel drains, a soakaway or a permeable surface so water does not pond or run towards the house.
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Choosing the Surface
Once the base is planned, the surface comes down to looks, budget and upkeep. Block paving, resin bound, tarmac and gravel all work on a new drive, and they can be combined, such as tarmac with a block paving border or resin with a brick edge.
You get one written quote covering the whole job, including dig-out, waste removal and making good, so you can see what each stage involves, including the parts that end up buried.
Our WorkThe Detail
What’s Included
- Layout and surface advice on site
- Excavation, spoil removal and ground preparation
- Membrane and compacted sub-base
- Kerbs, edging and drainage
- Your choice of surface, or a mix of surfaces
- Help with your dropped kerb application
Your Quote
What Affects the Price
Every quote is written after a visit, so you know what the price covers before any work is booked.
- 01Size of the new drive and how much ground has to be dug out
- 02Ground conditions, such as soft clay or tree roots
- 03The surface you choose
- 04Drainage, including soakaways or channel drains
- 05Walls, steps or kerb work needed alongside
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Free site visits and written quotes across Kent and the South East.
How the Job Runs
Your New Driveways Step by Step
Site Visit
We measure up, mark out the layout with you and check levels and drainage, then send a written quote.
Groundwork
The garden or old drive is cleared and dug out, and the sub-base is built up and compacted in layers.
Edging & Drainage
Kerbs and edging are set in concrete and drains or soakaways installed so water is dealt with before the surface goes on.
Surfacing & Clear-Up
Your chosen surface is laid, the site is cleared and we walk round the finished drive with you.
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Why Choose Us
Why Customers Choose Us
Domestic driveways or council-standard reinstatement, the same team and the same standards on every job.
20+
Years’ Experience
Over two decades of getting the sub-base, levels and drainage right first time.
Accredited Staff
SWQR registered for highway work and approved under Trading Standards Buy With Confidence.
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Free, No-Obligation Quote
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Tell us what you have in mind and where the job is. We’ll come back to you to talk it through and arrange a visit to measure up.
- A site visit to measure up and check levels
- A written price before anything is booked
- Street works registered, Trading Standards approved
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We reply to every enquiry, usually the same working day.
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Frequently Asked Questions
New Driveways: Your Questions Answered
Do I need a dropped kerb for a new driveway?
Do I need planning permission to pave my front garden?
Can you widen my existing driveway?
What is involved in building a new driveway?
Which surfaces can I choose from?
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Where We Work
Where We Work
From our base in Staplehurst we cover the whole of Kent and reach into East Sussex, West Sussex and south-east London.