Resin Driveways in Salford
We lay resin bound, block paving and tarmac driveways for homes in Salford, ready for the council's dropped kerb rules.
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Manchester Resin Drives lays resin bound driveways, block paving driveways and tarmac driveways for homes in Salford. We also lay patios and gravel driveways.
Salford City Council says that if you plan to drive over the footway (the pavement) into your driveway, you need a dropped kerb. It says it is an offence to drive over a footway without one.
In Salford, the drive goes in first
Salford City Council says the owner occupier of the property must have an existing hardstanding area within the curtilage of their property. A hardstanding is a firm surface you can park on, and the curtilage is the land that goes with your house.
That is the part we build: we lay the drive first, so it is already in place when you ask the council for the kerb.
The size of drive Salford asks for
Salford City Council says the drive must be big enough for your vehicle, with no part of it hanging over the footway or the road. It says the opening at the back of the footway, which is the width of your drive, must be no less than 2.7 metres.
The council's standard crossing is the full width of the footway, with three dropped kerbs and a sloped taper kerb at each side, so five kerbs in all. We set the edges of your drive to line up with that opening.
Gates on a Salford drive
Salford City Council says any gates fitted on the drive must not open outwards onto the footway. If you want gates, we leave room inside the drive for them to swing in.
Who lays the crossing
Salford City Council says it is up to you to get quotes for the crossing from contractors on its approved list. The contract is between you and the contractor you pick, but the council says one of its own staff will supervise the work. It says the council makes two site visits to check the crossing against its specification and look at the finished repair to the pavement.
We build the drive behind the crossing, not the crossing itself, and we work around the date your crossing contractor agrees with the council.
Six weeks' notice
Salford City Council says you must tell it you plan to put in a crossing at least six weeks before work starts on site. We plan our start date with that in mind.
Questions about driveways in Salford
Do I need planning permission for a dropped kerb in Salford?
Salford City Council says you only need planning permission for a dropped kerb if the access is on a classified main road, meaning an A, B or C road. For the drive itself, government guidance says a new drive of any size needs no planning permission if its surface lets water soak through, or if the rain runs off onto a lawn or border. We lay resin bound on an open stone base so the rain soaks through.
Someone offered me a cheap dropped kerb. Is that a problem?
It can be, because Salford City Council warns that some bogus contractors offer cut-price crossings that do not meet any specification. It says the full cost of rebuilding one to the approved standard will be charged back to you. We point you to the council's approved list for the crossing.
Can I share my neighbour's dropped kerb?
Salford City Council says a crossing must serve its own property, so you cannot use your neighbour's to reach yours. It says the only exception is a shared driveway. If you do share one, we can lay your side to match the rest.
What if the council says no?
Salford City Council says that if a site is unsuitable and no other spot can be agreed, you will not be allowed to make an access. It says a refusal is usually on road safety grounds, and the decision is final. We can still lay a patio or resin path at the front if a drive cannot go in.
Do you work near Salford too?
Yes, we lay drives across Greater Manchester, including Eccles, Prestwich and Stretford.
Get a quote in Salford
Fill in our quote form with your Salford postcode and a rough size for the front garden. We will come out, measure the width at the pavement, look at where gates could go and give you a written quote. Our full list of what we lay is on the Manchester Resin Drives home page.
Ready to talk about your resin driveway job?
Send the quote form with your postcode and what you need. We will get back to you with a written quote.