Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:39 pm
Hi everyone Im new to the forum and apologise if this subject has been covered before, but please don't hate!
We are currently trying to apply for planning permission to convert the front garden into a gravel driveway to get our vehicles off a very fast and busy B road. Part of the planning portal criteria is that we stipulate what types of material we are going to use and to what depths. After spending hours looking for the answers i need on the internet Iv got nowhere really and just wondered if I could get a definitive answer from an expert on here please?
Basically what we need is a solid type material as the slope up to the garden is quite steep for roughly 2m, then this leads to a 6x 10m gravel parking area..
My main questions are:
1- Can the slope be made from concrete and if so will it need to be laid on another material underneath?
2-Will it need some sort of drain for water at base of slope and if so what type?
3-Does the base of the gravel section have to be made from type 3 mot for building regs as seems expensive?
4- And the million dollar question, To what depths do all the materials have to be laid to to meet building regs???
I know Im asking a lot but if anyone could help even with individual answer we would be extremely grateful as there is just no definitive answer on the net. Thanks for your time.
We are currently trying to apply for planning permission to convert the front garden into a gravel driveway to get our vehicles off a very fast and busy B road. Part of the planning portal criteria is that we stipulate what types of material we are going to use and to what depths. After spending hours looking for the answers i need on the internet Iv got nowhere really and just wondered if I could get a definitive answer from an expert on here please?
Basically what we need is a solid type material as the slope up to the garden is quite steep for roughly 2m, then this leads to a 6x 10m gravel parking area..
My main questions are:
1- Can the slope be made from concrete and if so will it need to be laid on another material underneath?
2-Will it need some sort of drain for water at base of slope and if so what type?
3-Does the base of the gravel section have to be made from type 3 mot for building regs as seems expensive?
4- And the million dollar question, To what depths do all the materials have to be laid to to meet building regs???
I know Im asking a lot but if anyone could help even with individual answer we would be extremely grateful as there is just no definitive answer on the net. Thanks for your time.
