Accessible paths & ramps in Kettering
Access ramps, level landings and widened paths in Kettering, including Disabled Facilities Grant work.
A permanent concrete ramp with handrails and a non-slip surface typically costs up to about £2,500. Longer ramps, landings and widened paths are priced on the visit. Disabled Facilities Grant work is priced to the council's schedule. A ramp or path in the garden does not normally need planning permission, but a raised ramp or platform more than 30cm high can.
- Ramp with handrails
- Up to about £2,500
- Planning
- Not normally needed
- Ground
- Ironstone and clay; compacted new-build plots
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Our 2026 guide prices, all in. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Council fees checked October 2026.
Accessible paths & ramps in Kettering: what is involved
We build permanent concrete and paved access ramps, level landings and widened paths so wheelchairs, walkers and pushchairs can get to the door safely, including adaptations funded by a Disabled Facilities Grant.
Kettering has Victorian and Edwardian terraces and villas close to the centre and along the Headlands, interwar and post-war estates, Barton Seagrave to the south east, and Hanwood Park on the east side, planned for up to 5,500 homes.
We cover Kettering (NN15 and NN16) and the villages around it, including Barton Seagrave, Burton Latimer, Geddington, Broughton, Cransley, Pytchley, Rothwell, Desborough and Mawsley.
Ground and conservation in Kettering
Ground around Kettering ranges from ironstone to clay, and new-build plots are often compacted subsoil under a thin layer of topsoil. We check what is under each garden before choosing the base and the drainage. On the clay around Kettering we dig the base below the topsoil and build it thicker, so it does not move with the seasons.
Kettering has 26 conservation areas, including the town centre, Barton Seagrave, Burton Latimer, Geddington and Rothwell. Its Article 4 directions are site-specific, mostly older ones covering individual streets or buildings, so we check your address before designing anything that faces the road.
Sources: North Northamptonshire Article 4 directions · Hanwood Park.
Permissions in Kettering
- PlanningA ramp or path in the garden does not normally need planning permission, but a raised ramp or platform more than 30cm high can. We build to the gradients and landings in Approved Document M, and Disabled Facilities Grant work follows the occupational therapist's recommendations. Listed buildings and the Kettering conservation area have tighter rules, so we check your address before anything is designed.
- Disabled Facilities GrantGrants are run by North Northamptonshire Council. You apply to the council, an occupational therapist assesses what is needed, and the grant can cover up to £30,000 in England. We price to the council's schedule and work to the OT's report.
- Design and priceWe measure up, check the ground and the planning position, and give you one fixed written price.
Rules checked October 2026.
What you get
- Gentle gradients with level landings at the top and bottom
- Handrails on both sides where they are needed
- Non-slip surfaces that drain properly
- Disabled Facilities Grant work to the council's and OT's specification
The specification
- Survey with the occupational therapist's report if there is one
- Ramp and landings set out to the right gradient
- Sub-base and concrete or paved surface
- Handrails fixed and checked
- Drainage so water does not pool on the ramp
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing
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We measure up, check levels and drainage, and send a written proposal with the build-up, the programme and one whole price. No pressure and no follow-up sales calls.