Driveways, Patios and Drainage in Lightwater

For a Lightwater driveway, tell us where water sits after heavy rain. Puddles by the garage, a low point beside the house or runoff across the entrance give useful starting information, but they do not identify a solution on their own. We look at the levels, existing outlets and ground conditions before deciding how the new paving should drain.

A soakaway still relies on the surrounding ground accepting water. It is not an automatic cure for waterlogged soil or high groundwater. Where infiltration is unsuitable, the design may need storage and a controlled, authorised outlet. A lined permeable pavement can be part of an engineered solution, so the choice is not simply between “permeable” and “sealed”. Suitability has to be established for the particular site.

Surrey Heath has an adopted Lightwater Village Design Statement. Alongside checking the practical requirements, we consider the frontage’s existing planting, boundaries and relationship to the house. Keeping a usable planted area can be preferable to spreading paving across every available metre, provided the parking and drainage design work together.

Our drainage and groundworks service can be combined with block paving, a new porcelain or sandstone patio, paths or entrance steps. The survey is also an opportunity to establish how excavation, deliveries and access will be managed. We set the agreed work out in writing, including any drainage investigation or approval that needs to be resolved before the installation can be finalised.