Patios & Driveways in Chilwell

Armoured Drives installs new patios, driveways and landscaping in Chilwell and neighbouring Attenborough. We are a family-run company with 20+ years of experience; our own team does every job, there is no deposit to pay, and new installations come with a 10-year guarantee. We are rated 5 stars on TrustATrader from over 240 reviews and 4.7 on Google from over 100.

Call 0800 696 5195 or request your free site survey

Chilwell grew as a suburb along High Road from Beeston, and much of it is interwar and post-war housing with good-sized back gardens, while Attenborough village has older cottages and mature gardens running down towards the nature reserve. That makes a new patio one of the most popular jobs we do here, whether it is a sun terrace off the back door, a dining area at the end of the garden or a complete redesign with paths, steps and a new lawn.

Every patio is laid on a solid, compacted base with falls that carry water away from the house. Choose from:

Many Chilwell semis were built with a single-width drive or none at all, so a lot of our driveway work here is widening an existing drive or turning a front lawn into parking. We install block paving, tarmac, resin bound, pattern imprinted concrete, gravel and cobblestone driveways, each excavated to the right depth and built on a properly compacted sub-base.

If you live on a busier road such as High Road, safe access matters as much as looks. Where the frontage allows, we can lay out the drive with room to turn so you can leave forwards rather than reversing into traffic. Not sure which surface suits? Compare them on our driveways page.

Chilwell and Attenborough are in Broxtowe, which has several conservation areas here: Chilwell, Chilwell Cottage Grove, Attenborough village and Barratt Lane. If your home is in one of them, extra controls can apply to front walls, boundaries and surfaces, so check with Broxtowe Borough Council before work starts. Elsewhere, most driveways do not need planning permission if they are permeable or drain onto a lawn or border; more than five square metres of impermeable surface in a front garden without suitable drainage usually does.

Chilwell's roads are maintained by Nottinghamshire County Council, so a new or extended dropped kerb is arranged through the County Council and built by one of its approved contractors. We will point out anything to check at your survey.

We work across Chilwell, Attenborough and Inham Nook, and in the neighbouring towns of Beeston, Toton, Stapleford, Long Eaton, Sandiacre and Clifton. See all the areas we cover in Nottinghamshire.

Can you lay a new patio and driveway at the same time?

Yes, and it often makes sense. Doing both in one job means one survey, one quote and one set of groundworks, and we can match or complement the materials front and back. Our own team carries out the whole job, never subcontractors.

My home is in a Chilwell or Attenborough conservation area. Can I change my driveway?

Usually, yes. Broxtowe has conservation areas covering parts of Chilwell, Cottage Grove, Attenborough village and Barratt Lane, where extra controls can apply to front walls, boundaries and surfaces. Check with Broxtowe Borough Council before work starts, and we will suggest materials that suit the house and street.

Can you design a driveway so I do not have to reverse onto a busy road?

Where the frontage is big enough, yes. On busier roads such as High Road we can often lay out the drive with enough space to turn, so you can leave forwards. We will measure up at the free site survey and show you what will fit.

Who arranges the dropped kerb?

Nottinghamshire County Council maintains Chilwell's roads, so a new or extended dropped kerb is arranged through the County Council and built by one of its approved contractors. Homes on classified roads may also need planning permission from Broxtowe Borough Council for a new access. We will tell you what applies at the survey.

What do I pay up front?

Nothing. We do not take a deposit; you pay when the work is finished. New driveway, patio and landscaping installations come with our 10-year guarantee on workmanship and materials, subject to our terms and conditions.