Patio
Indian sandstone terrace with a charcoal border
Grey and buff sandstone laid in random coursing, edged in a charcoal soldier course.
Driveways and patios in Wing
Wing is a historic village — the Anglo-Saxon church is one of the most significant in the country — and the older parts of it are treated accordingly. That shapes materials, boundary work and how a frontage is allowed to look.
The ground under Wing
Mixed ground typical of the vale edge, with clay common and shallow made ground around older plots. As always, the excavation tells the truth about what the sub-base needs to be.
Planning and heritage
Wing has a designated conservation area covering the historic core, and there are listed buildings within it. Inside a conservation area, permitted development rights can be restricted and works affecting front boundaries commonly need consent. Confirm your property's status with the council before work is scheduled.
Access, kerbs and deliveries
Rural lanes and on-street parking limit lorry access on several streets. Deliveries get staged and spoil removed in smaller loads where that is what the road can take.
Worth knowing locally
Sympathetic surfaces
Gravel, riven natural stone and muted block blends sit far better against older stone and brick than high-contrast modern blends.
Boundary walls
Older boundary walls often have no real foundation. Excavating tight against one without support is how they end up leaning.
The kind of work we'd be doing for you
These are documented builds from our own photographs — the same details, edges and drainage we'd bring to a job in Wing.
Driveway
Curved block driveway with radius edging
Radius borders, a circle feature and curved entrance sweeps in block paving.
Garden
Recessed covers and hidden drainage
Inspection covers infilled to match, channels set flush across every surface.
What we do in Wing
Driveways
Block paving, resin bound, tarmac, gravel, imprinted concrete and permeable build-ups.
Patios
Porcelain, natural stone and sandstone terraces, steps and threshold drainage.
Landscaping
Full garden builds, retaining walls, planting beds, edging and levels.
Groundworks
Excavation, sub-base, drainage and everything nobody photographs.
Before anybody digs: three things to check
Planning permission, the kerb crossing and where the water goes. We work these out with you at quote stage — these pages explain the rules so you can check them yourself.
- Do you need planning permission? The 5m² rule →Wing has designated heritage constraints, so check the planning position before anyone orders materials.
- Dropped kerbs in Buckinghamshire — £520.38 and the order it goes in →
- Where the water is supposed to go →
Buckinghamshire Council: dropped kerb licence — apply here (opens in a new tab)The council's own application page, with the current fee and requirements.
Download the “Before anybody digs” checklist (PDF)Two pages you can print and take round the drive — planning, kerb, drainage, and the questions to ask before accepting anyone's quote.
What it costs
Indicative rates are the same across our patch; what changes is the dig, the drainage and the access — all of which are set by your particular plot, not your postcode.