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Driveway drainage and soakaways in the Isle of Wight
Driveway drainage and soakaways in the Isle of Wight: honest guide prices for the South East, a free survey and a quote that explains exactly what the work involves.
- Guide price
- £55–£125 per linear metre
- Postcode areas
- PO
- Survey
- Free, no obligation
Driveway drainage and soakaways across the Isle of Wight
Driveway drainage collects surface water and takes it to somewhere it can soak away safely, usually with a linear channel drain across the drive and a soakaway crate or rubble pit in the garden. It is needed where a drive is impermeable or slopes towards the house or garage.
Even permeable drives sometimes need a channel: at the bottom of a slope towards a garage, across the top of a drive that falls to the pavement, or where clay ground drains slowly.
Typical projects we can quote for in Newport include preparing a drive to meet a new dropped kerb, adding a soakaway so water stays on the property and fitting setts or steel edging around a new drive.
Prices in the Isle of Wight
Guide prices for the Isle of Wight are based on South East rates, which are above the UK average. The written quote after your survey is the figure that counts.
Driveway drainage and soakaways: £55–£125 per linear metre.
Planning in the Isle of Wight
Surface water from a drive should stay on your property or go to a suitable soakaway or surface water drain. It should not run onto the road or be connected to a foul sewer. Soakaways are sited away from buildings.
Weather and working days
The South East is relatively dry, with long laying seasons, but clay soils are common across much of the region and can drain slowly. If the weather turns on the day, we move the pour rather than risk a surface that will not cure.
Towns in the Isle of Wight
Driveway drainage and soakaways in the Isle of Wight: questions
Do I need planning permission in the Isle of Wight?
In England, a new or replaced hard surface of more than 5 m² in a front garden is permitted development only if it is porous, or if rainwater drains to a lawn, border or soakaway within the property. A fully permeable resin bound build, with a porous base under it, meets that test.
Who approves dropped kerbs in the Isle of Wight?
Dropped kerb consent comes from your council as local highway authority. We help with the application and get your drive ready to meet the new crossing.
How soon can you survey in the Isle of Wight?
Call 0800 088 6341 or use the quote tool and we will offer survey dates. Surveys are free and run all year.
Other services in the Isle of Wight
- Resin bound driveways
- Resin bonded driveways
- Resin over tarmac and concrete
- New resin driveways (full dig-out)
- Permeable SuDS driveways
- Driveway extensions and widening
- Resin patios
- Resin garden paths
- Resin steps
- Resin pool surrounds
- Accessible resin ramps
- Excavation and sub-base
- Driveway edging and borders
- Dropped kerb applications
- Resin driveway repairs
- Resin driveway cleaning
- Resin driveway restoration
- Commercial resin surfacing
- Resin tree pits
- Anti-slip resin surfacing
- Footpaths and cycle paths
Free survey · itemised quote
Book a free survey in the Isle of Wight
Tell us about your project and we will arrange a visit.
- Base, edging and drainage priced line by line
- Real blend samples shown in daylight
- Price fixed in writing once the spec is agreed
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