Old Windsor · SL4 · Berkshire
Paving & Driveways in Old Windsor.
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Paving & Driveways
Old Windsor, SL4
Block Paving
£80–£130 /m²
Includes excavation, MOT Type 1 sub-base and edging
Old Windsor
Paving & Driveways in Old Windsor, Berkshire
What changes here.
An Old Windsor driveway quote splits on where the plot sits relative to the river. Most of the village's driveways are ordinary infill work off Straight Road and the streets around St Peter's church — dig it out, build the sub-base, lay the surface. Plots closer to the Thames or the water meadows at the southern edge of the village are a different job, because the winter water table there sits high enough for long enough that drainage has to lead the design rather than get added once the surface is chosen. Both kinds of job share the same access constraint: Straight Road is the only real route through the village, and a grab lorry or a delivery of sub-base material has to be timed against its traffic rather than simply booked for a morning.
Paving & Driveways ground conditions in Old Windsor
On the higher, drier ground within the village envelope, a standard 250mm dig with MOT Type 1 sub-base on a geotextile membrane behaves the way it would anywhere else in SL4. Closer to the river, we build in linear drainage and calculate falls properly rather than assume the ground will take surface water away on its own, because for months of the year it will not. We also plan deliveries around Straight Road rather than around the calendar: peak traffic through the village makes a twenty-minute kerbside stop for a grab lorry a genuine problem, so larger loads are timed outside it and, where a frontage cannot take a full-size vehicle, we tranship the last stretch by hand or barrow.
Planning and permissions in Old Windsor
Green Belt wraps the built-up part of Old Windsor on every side, so most driveway work sits inside the village envelope and is ordinary permitted development, provided a non-permeable surface over 5m² has the necessary approval — resin bound or permeable block paving usually avoids that question altogether. Plots on the edge of the village, closer to the Green Belt boundary or backing towards Windsor Great Park, get checked against that boundary before anything is designed, because a large new area of hardstanding there is a different conversation from resurfacing an existing drive. The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead is a unitary authority, so the dropped kerb application, the crossover and the planning question all go to the same council rather than being split across two.
Pricing guide
Paving & Driveways costs in Old Windsor.
Ranges, not quotes. Access, levels, drainage and ground conditions move these numbers in both directions, and only the survey settles it. We publish them so you can sanity-check anyone else's figure before you agree to it.
| Material / option | Typical cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Block Paving | £80–£130 /m² | Includes excavation, MOT Type 1 sub-base and edging |
| Resin Bound | £70–£110 /m² | SuDS compliant, UV stable aggregate |
| Natural Stone Setts | £120–£200 /m² | Granite or sandstone, cut and laid by hand |
| Typical driveway (50m²) | £4,000–£8,000 | Full supply and install, drainage included |
Scope of works
Paving & Driveways — what's included
- Excavation to 250mm minimum, MOT Type 1 sub-base
- Block paving in herringbone, basketweave & stretcher bond
- Resin-bound surfacing — SuDS & planning compliant
- Natural stone: granite setts, sandstone & limestone
- Drainage channels designed with the falls, not after
- Edging, kerbing, and dropped kerb coordination
- Groundworks for driveway gates and lighting
- Line marking and finishing details
Paving & Driveways in Old Windsor FAQs
In Old Windsor, specifically.
On plots near the river or the water meadows, yes. The water table there stays high through winter, so we design falls and linear drainage to carry surface water away rather than relying on a soakaway that has nowhere to send the water for months at a stretch. On higher ground further into the village the standard sub-base and drainage approach is usually enough, and we confirm which situation your plot is in at the survey.
Usually, with the timing planned rather than left to chance. Straight Road carries the bulk of through-traffic in the village, so we book sub-base and material deliveries away from its busiest periods and use a smaller vehicle for the final stretch where a frontage will not take a full load. That plan is agreed at survey, not worked out by a driver on the morning.
It can, on the plots closest to the Green Belt boundary that surrounds the village. Resurfacing an existing drive inside the village envelope is ordinary permitted development in most cases. A large new area of hardstanding on a plot right against the boundary, or one that touches land towards Windsor Great Park, is checked with RBWM before we design anything, because that is closer to the kind of change Green Belt policy is aimed at.
A little. Plots with a high winter water table need extra time for linear drains and calculated falls before the surface goes down, typically a day or two more than a comparable driveway on higher ground further into the village envelope. We build that time into the programme at quote stage so it shows up in writing rather than as a delay once the digger is on site.
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