Armoured Drives installs new driveways, patios and landscaping across north Leicestershire, from Castle Donington and Kegworth to Loughborough, Ashby de la Zouch and Melton Mowbray, and in Grantham over the border in Lincolnshire. 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.
Castle Donington and Kegworth sit just across the River Trent from Long Eaton and Sawley, close to the M1 and East Midlands Airport, so they are the Leicestershire towns we work in most. We install new driveways, patios and garden landscaping for homes of every age here, from older village properties to newer estates. Both are in North West Leicestershire, so planning questions go to North West Leicestershire District Council and dropped kerbs to Leicestershire County Council.
Planning: Charnwood Borough Council
Dropped kerbs: Leicestershire County Council
Planning: North West Leicestershire District Council
Dropped kerbs: Leicestershire County Council
Planning: South Kesteven District Council
Dropped kerbs: Lincolnshire County Council
Closer to Nottingham? See the areas we cover in Nottinghamshire, including East Leake and Sutton Bonington, or the areas we cover in Derbyshire, including Long Eaton.
Block paving, tarmac, resin bound, pattern imprinted concrete, gravel and cobblestone, built on a properly excavated and compacted sub-base.
Indian sandstone, porcelain, concrete paving and block paving, laid level with falls away from the house.
Paths, steps, edging, low walls, new lawns and turf, and panel, closeboard, picket and trellis fencing, plus cleaning and restoration of existing surfaces.
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 district or borough council. Dropped kerbs need consent from the highway authority, which is Leicestershire County Council across the county and Lincolnshire County Council in Grantham. We will flag anything to check at your free site survey, but always confirm with the council before work starts.
We work most in Castle Donington and Kegworth, just across the Trent from Long Eaton, and we also cover Loughborough, Shepshed, Ashby de la Zouch, Coalville and Melton Mowbray. If your town is not listed, call 0800 696 5195 with your postcode and we will confirm.
Leicestershire County Council is the highway authority across the county, so new or extended dropped kerbs need its consent. Planning questions about the driveway itself go to your district or borough council, such as North West Leicestershire or Charnwood.
Yes. Grantham is in Lincolnshire, so planning goes to South Kesteven District Council and dropped kerbs to Lincolnshire County Council, but we install driveways and patios there with the same team and the same terms.
Yes. East Leake, Costock and Sutton Bonington are just over the border in Nottinghamshire, and we cover them too. See our East Leake and Sutton Bonington pages, or the Nottinghamshire areas page.
Call 0800 696 5195 or get in touch online for a free, no-obligation site survey and written quote anywhere in north Leicestershire or Grantham.
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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