Front garden drives in Newport, Shropshire

Front garden to driveway conversions in Newport, Shropshire: the local picture

Newport, Shropshire is a smaller town, and many of its homes have more frontage to work with than city houses, which leaves room for borders and planting.

Clay ground is widespread in the West Midlands, so the sub-base depth and drainage are checked on every survey.

How much does a front garden driveway cost in Newport, Shropshire?

Guide price in Newport, Shropshire£85–£140 per m²Including VAT at 20%

Expect front garden driveways in Newport, Shropshire to come in at around £85–£140 per m², including VAT at 20%. As an example, a 50 m² double drive usually comes to between £4,250 and £7,000.

Item	Guide price inc VAT
Concrete block driveway, new sub-base	£85–£140 per m²
Breaking out an old surface	£10–£40 per m²
Edging or kerb, bedded and haunched	£20–£50 per metre
Typical channel drain run	£350–£1,000
Dropped kerb (vehicle crossover) construction	£1,000–£3,000

Guide figures for the West Midlands, checked 9 November 2026. See all prices or use the guide price tool.

What you get with our front garden drives service

A front garden conversion turns a lawn or small front garden into off-street parking. For terraces and semis without a drive, it is often the single most useful change to the house, but it only works if a car fits, the water has somewhere to go and the council will drop the kerb.

Advice on the dropped kerb application before work starts
Dig-out, sub-base and edging
Space check: car length, door swing and the gap to the pavement
Wall, hedge or fence opening and making good the ends
Permeable blocks or falls to a planted border

What we check on a Newport, Shropshire survey

Existing manhole and inspection covers, and whether to recess them
Ground conditions under the old surface and how deep the sub-base must be
Steps, thresholds and door heights
Block range, thickness, colour and pattern to suit the house
Where rain will go: falls, lawn, border, channel or soakaway

Do you need permission in Newport, Shropshire?

Newport, Shropshire is in England, so these rules apply:

In England, paving in front of the house that covers more than 5 m² needs planning permission unless it is permeable or drains to a lawn, border or soakaway inside your boundary. Permeable block paving, or standard blocks laid to fall onto a planted strip, avoid the need for permission in most cases.

Flats and maisonettes, listed buildings, and homes covered by an Article 4 direction can have tighter rules, and conservation areas, National Parks and National Landscapes restrict some permitted development.

A dropped kerb needs your local highway authority's approval (usually the county, unitary, metropolitan or London borough council), and a new access onto an A, B or C classified road also needs planning permission.

General guidance, not legal advice. Your survey confirms what applies to your home. See the planning guide.

How it works

Quick details
Your postcode and the job. It takes a minute.
On-site check
Measurements, levels against the damp-proof course, ground and drainage.
Itemised quote
Fixed once the specification is agreed, with no vague extras.
Laid and finished
Compacted, jointed and handed back clean.

What you can expect from us

Repair before replace

If your drive can be fixed or re-laid, we will say so.

The dig and sub-base in writing

Your quote states the depth of dig, the sub-base thickness and how it is compacted.

One point of contact

You deal with one team from survey to sign-off, with work carried out by paving teams working under S&K.

Clean finish

The site is swept, the joints are filled and you are shown how to look after the paving.