Driveways in Nottingham

Armoured Drives is a Nottingham-based, family-run company installing new driveways, patios and landscaping across the city, from Sherwood and Mapperley to Wollaton, Bulwell and Clifton. 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. We are rated 5 stars on TrustATrader from over 240 reviews and 4.7 on Google from over 100.

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Getting a New Driveway in Nottingham: The Order That Works

The city is its own council, and Nottingham City Council will not approve a dropped kerb unless an acceptable finished driveway is already in place. Getting the order right saves time and avoids paying twice. Here is how a typical city driveway project runs:

Free site surveyWe visit, measure up and check levels, drainage and access, including whether your frontage is deep enough for a car.
Written quoteYou get a clear written quotation to consider in your own time. No deposit and no pressure.
We build the drivewayOur own team excavates, lays the sub-base and edging, and installs your chosen surface with drainage designed in.
You apply for the dropped kerbWith the driveway finished, you apply to Nottingham City Council, which arranges for an approved contractor to lower the kerb.

The City Council also warns about traders offering to drop kerbs cheaply without permission. Unauthorised work on the pavement can be removed and the cost charged back to the householder, so always use the council's approved route for the kerb itself.

New driveway installed in Nottingham by Armoured Drives

Driveway and patio installation in Nottingham

Driveways for City Homes

Terraces and short frontages

Many Nottingham streets were built before cars, so frontages can be tight. We check the depth before anything else, then make the most of the space with neat edging, the right falls and a surface that copes with daily use, often block paving or tarmac. On the city's older streets, a permeable surface such as resin bound also keeps rainwater out of the drains.

Larger and period properties

In areas such as Mapperley Park, The Park and parts of Sherwood and Wollaton, homes are larger and often in conservation areas. Here we focus on materials that suit the house, such as clay-look block paving, cobblestone setts or a natural resin bound finish, and on front boundaries that fit the street. Check with the City Council before changing front walls in a conservation area.

We also install pattern imprinted concrete and gravel driveways. Compare every surface on our driveways page.

Patios, Gardens and Fencing

City gardens are often compact, so every square metre counts. We lay porcelain, Indian sandstone, concrete paving and block paving patios on a solid base with falls away from the house, and can add steps, paths, low walls, new lawns and turf, and panel, closeboard, picket or trellis fencing. See our patios page and landscaping services.

Areas of Nottingham We Cover

We work right across the city, including:

Sherwood
Mapperley
Carrington
Wollaton
Bulwell
Basford
Aspley
Bilborough
Lenton
The Meadows
Bestwood
St Ann's

And the suburbs around it:

See all the areas we cover in Nottinghamshire.

Nottingham Driveway FAQs

Do I need a finished driveway before applying for a dropped kerb in Nottingham?

Yes. Nottingham City Council says it will not approve a dropped kerb application unless an acceptable finished driveway is already in place. So the usual order is: we survey and install the driveway, then you apply to the City Council, which arranges for the kerb to be lowered by an approved contractor.

Who handles planning and dropped kerbs in Nottingham?

Inside the city boundary, Nottingham City Council deals with both planning and dropped kerbs. Suburbs outside the city, such as West Bridgford, Beeston, Arnold and Carlton, are covered by their borough council for planning and Nottinghamshire County Council for dropped kerbs.

Can I have a new driveway in a Nottingham conservation area?

Usually, yes, but areas such as The Park and Mapperley Park have extra controls on front walls, boundaries and surfaces. Check with Nottingham City Council before work starts. We can suggest materials, such as clay-look block paving or setts, that suit period houses.

Which parts of Nottingham do you cover?

All of it, from Sherwood, Mapperley, Carrington and Wollaton to Bulwell, Basford, Aspley, Bilborough, Lenton, The Meadows and Clifton, plus the suburbs around the city. Our office is in Nottingham city centre.

Do you take a deposit?

No. 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, and we are fully insured with £10 million public liability cover.