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Driveway extensions and widening in Gwynedd

Driveway extensions and widening throughout Gwynedd: free site visits, guide prices adjusted for North Wales rates and a written quote with every part of the job set out line by line.

Guide price: £70–£110 per m²
Postcode areas: LL
Survey: Free, no obligation

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Driveway extensions and widening across Gwynedd

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.

Resurfacing the old and new areas together in one resin bound pour avoids a visible join and gives you one even colour across the whole drive.

Projects we quote in and around Bangor include widening a drive into the front garden for a second car, replacing tired block paving with a permeable resin build and overlaying sound tarmac on a two-car drive.

Prices in Gwynedd

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

Driveway extensions and widening: £70–£110 per m².

Worked example: a 57 m² drive in Gwynedd with a dig-out and new permeable base would typically come to about £3,900–£6,200, including VAT.

Planning in Gwynedd

Wales has its own permitted development rules on the same principle: a front-garden hard surface should be porous or drain to a permeable area on the property. A fully permeable resin bound build, with a porous base under it, meets that test.

In Wales, new construction with drainage implications covering 100 m² or more can also need approval from the council's SuDS Approving Body (SAB). Most domestic drives are smaller than that, but larger drives and extensions are checked at survey.

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

Weather and working days

North Wales ranges from mild coastal towns to wetter upland areas, so drainage and laying days are planned with the weather in mind. If the weather turns on the day, we move the pour rather than risk a surface that will not cure.

Towns in Gwynedd