Armoured Drives installs new driveways, patios and landscaping across south Derbyshire, with most of our work in and around Long Eaton and the Erewash valley. We are a family-run company with 20+ years of experience; our own team carries out every job, there is no deposit to pay, and new installations come with a 10-year guarantee.
Long Eaton and the towns around it are our busiest area, so we know the housing, the ground and the local rules well. Much of it sits low beside the Trent and the Erewash, where good drainage matters as much as the surface you choose. Planning here is handled by Erewash Borough Council and dropped kerbs by Derbyshire County Council, which may ask for a Certificate of Lawful Development from Erewash first. We also work in the smaller villages nearby, including Breaston, Draycott, Risley and Ockbrook.
Planning: South Derbyshire District Council
Dropped kerbs: Derbyshire County Council
Planning: East Staffordshire Borough Council
Dropped kerbs: Staffordshire County Council
Just over the county line, we also cover Nottinghamshire, including Toton, Stapleford and Beeston, and north Leicestershire, including Castle Donington and Kegworth.
Our own teamNever subcontractors, from survey to finish
No depositYou pay when the job is complete
10-year guaranteeOn new driveways, patios and landscaping, subject to terms and conditions
Well reviewed5 stars on TrustATrader from over 240 reviews, 4.7 on Google from over 100
Driveways: block paving, tarmac, resin bound, pattern imprinted concrete, gravel and cobblestone, each excavated to the right depth and laid on a compacted sub-base with drainage designed in.
Patios: Indian sandstone, porcelain, concrete paving and block paving, laid level with falls away from the house.
Landscaping and more: paths, steps, edging, low walls, new lawns and turf, panel, closeboard, picket and trellis fencing, and cleaning and restoration of existing surfaces. We also take on commercial work.
Most new driveways do not need planning permission if they use a permeable surface, such as resin bound, permeable block paving or gravel, or drain onto a lawn or border. More than five square metres of impermeable surface in a front garden without suitable drainage usually does, and that goes to your borough or district council. Conservation areas, such as those in Sandiacre and Ockbrook, can add extra controls on front walls and boundaries.
Dropped kerbs are handled by the highway authority: Derbyshire County Council across most of the county, and Derby City Council inside the city boundary. We will flag anything to check at your free site survey, but always confirm with the council before work starts.
We work most in Erewash, around Long Eaton, Sawley, Sandiacre, Borrowash and Ilkeston, and we also cover Derby, Spondon, Shardlow, Melbourne, Swadlincote, Heanor and Ashbourne. If your town is not listed, call 0800 696 5195 with your postcode and we will confirm.
Across most of the county it is Derbyshire County Council, which may ask for evidence from your borough or district council that planning permission is not needed; in Erewash this is a Certificate of Lawful Development. Inside the Derby city boundary, including Spondon, it is Derby City Council.
Yes. Burton is just over the border in Staffordshire, so planning goes to East Staffordshire Borough Council and dropped kerbs to Staffordshire County Council, but we install driveways and patios there in the same way as anywhere else.
The site survey and written quotation are free with no obligation, and there is no 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 terms and conditions.
Wherever you are in Derbyshire, call 0800 696 5195 or get in touch online for a free, no-obligation site survey and written quote.
Call us now and receive a free, no-obligation quote. Contact us at 0115 778 8190 or complete your details here, and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.
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