Accessible paths & ramps in Whissendine
Access ramps, level landings and widened paths in Whissendine, 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
- Clay; slow to drain
- 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 Whissendine: 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.
Whissendine, on the north western edge of Rutland near the Leicestershire border, is known for its working windmill, and has a long main street of stone and brick houses, farm conversions and newer homes. Bigger gardens and longer drives are common.
We cover Whissendine (LE15) and the villages around it, including Langham, Teigh, Ashwell, Pickwell and Stapleford.
Ground and conservation in Whissendine
Whissendine is on the clay of the Vale, and the Whissendine Brook runs through the village. Ground drains slowly, so we design the base and the water route before anything else. On the clay around Whissendine we dig the base below the topsoil and build it thicker, so it does not move with the seasons.
Whissendine is not one of Rutland's conservation areas and has no Article 4 direction, so normal permitted development rules apply outside listed buildings.
Sources: Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions in Whissendine
- 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.
- Disabled Facilities GrantGrants are run by Rutland County 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.