Dovecote is a large and beautiful Listed home set in Burton village. Our client got in touch because they were sharing a driveway but wanted their own entrance to their property with an asphalt surface driveway with cobbled edges. Planning permission was required to carry out the work as it involved creating a new entrance in a sandstone wall and cutting through a raised bank (garden).
This was a real flagship project for the team at Black Macadam. We are very proud of the level of work we delivered and our client too was highly satisfied.
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After obtaining planning permission to carry out the work, the first step we took was starting the excavation process. On this particular project, it involved taking 300 tonnes of soil away from the site. The foundation and footings were then laid in preparation for new turning to be built.
To retain gardens on both sides, walls were constructed from solid concrete and then faced with beautiful hand-cut sandstone walling and finished with sawn sandstone copping stones.
We then laid reclaimed cobbles to the perimeter of the driveway and a full cobble set entrance apron area. All materials used were in keeping with the local area.
New drainage and level changes were considered to create smooth gradients to the front door area, which allowed us to remove the steps. A new vehicle opening was also installed to local highway specifications leaving only the final asphalt layers to be applied.
Level reduction
Granular foundation, spoil removal, compacting, trenches, concrete foundations, footings
Linear channels, sewer connections
Retaining walls, gate posts and gate, vehicle opening
Asphalt, resin bound gravel (near to house), cobble setts
