Paving your front garden
Building regulations
Do you need building regulations approval to pave your front garden?
Building regulations do not generally apply to paving your front garden. However, you will need to make sure that any alterations do not make access to the dwelling any less satisfactory than it was before.
So, for example, changing levels to introduce steps where none existed before would be a contravention of the regulations.
Things to consider
You may find it helpful to use the following third-party commercial service to plan your home improvement project:
This link will take you to information about their services.
- https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/planning-consultancy-calculator
Find a Trade Professional
Use our partner directories from CIAT, FMB or RTPI to find an chartered architectural technologist, builder or planning consultant to help with your project or development.
Find a professional (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional)
Find a professionalUseful links
Make an application (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/app/applications)
Make an applicationStudio Charrette planning consultancy calculator (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/planning-consultancy-calculator)
Studio Charrette planning consultancy calculator