Argyll and Bute · Scotland

Driveway extensions and widening in Dunoon

Thinking about a driveway extension in Dunoon? Get a guide price in under a minute, then a free survey and a fixed written quote once the specification is agreed.

Guide price: £65–£105 per m²
Postcodes: PA23
Survey: Free, no obligation

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What driveway extensions and widening involves

A driveway extension adds new hard-standing to an existing drive, usually by taking in part of the front garden, so more cars can park off the road. The new area needs its own excavation and base, and the whole drive is often resurfaced in resin so old and new match.

In Dunoon, as anywhere, the base is the part that decides how long a resin surface lasts. The survey settles whether we overlay, repair or rebuild it. Around Dunoon, longer drives and rural access are common, so deliveries and mixing space are planned at survey.

Across Argyll and Bute, the projects we price include turning a cracked concrete drive into a seamless resin bound surface, building a fully permeable drive on a front garden and overlaying sound tarmac on a two-car drive. More about driveway extensions and widening.

Prices for driveway extensions and widening in Dunoon

Labour and material costs in the West of Scotland run below the UK average, and the guide figures below reflect that. They include VAT and are confirmed after a survey.

Worked example: a 38 m² drive in Dunoon with a dig-out and new permeable base would typically come to about £2,550–£4,050, including VAT.

Guide prices in Dunoon
Service	Guide price inc VAT
Driveway extensions and widening	£65–£105 per m²
Driveway drainage and soakaways	£45–£100 per linear metre
Resin driveway cleaning	£70–£180 per visit

Based on West of Scotland rates. See the full price guide or price your own project.

Planning in Dunoon

Scotland's householder permitted development rules allow many hard surfaces at a house where the surface is porous or water drains to a permeable area within the property. A fully permeable resin bound build, with a porous base under it, meets that test.

Flats, listed buildings and conservation areas are treated differently, so if any of those apply we suggest a quick check with your council's planning team before work starts.

If cars will cross the pavement in a new place, or the crossing needs widening, consent is needed from your council as roads authority before any kerb work.

General information for Scotland, not legal advice.

Weather and working days

The West of Scotland is one of the wettest parts of the UK, which makes permeable driveways and careful laying-day planning especially important. Surveys run all year; resin work itself waits for a dry day above about 5°C.

How it works

Get a guide price online, book a free survey, receive an itemised written quote, then agree a date. Most drives over a ready base are laid in a day.