Driveways, gardens and building work in Corby
Driveways, patios, garden transformations, extensions and conversions across Corby and the villages around it.
For a typical Corby drive of 30–50m², a resin bound driveway costs roughly £4,500–£11,000 and block paving £3,500–£8,500. A 20–35m² porcelain patio is roughly £3,000–£7,000, and a full garden transformation typically £15,000–£35,000. A new or wider entrance needs a dropped kerb from North Northamptonshire Council: £333 for the licence and inspection, with the crossing built by an approved contractor, and we can build it for you.
- Council
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Postcode
- NN17 and NN18
- Conservation
- Conservation area; no Article 4 affecting driveways
- Ground
- Ironstone, with clay and restored ground
Our 2026 guide prices, all in. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Council fees checked October 2026.
Homes, ground and conservation in Corby
Corby grew as a steel town: a New Town designated in 1950, with estates such as Kingswood, Lodge Park, Beanfield and Danesholme built for steelworkers, around the older villages of Corby Village, Great Oakley and Weldon. Priors Hall Park in the north east is planned for more than 5,000 homes, and many of its gardens are handed over as bare, compacted plots.
Corby sits on the Northampton Sand ironstone that fed the steelworks, and large areas around the town were opencast quarried and restored. Ground can change from natural ironstone to clay or fill within a garden, so we dig before we design the base and drainage.
Corby has nine conservation areas, including the Old Village, Cottingham and Middleton, Gretton, Rockingham, Stanion, Great Oakley and Weldon. Its only Article 4 direction (Kingswood) controls houses in multiple occupation and does not affect driveways, porches or extensions.
The Willow Brook runs through Corby and Weldon, with an Environment Agency flood storage reservoir at Weldon, so properties near the brook need drainage planned with care. Check any address on the Environment Agency flood map.
Sources: North Northamptonshire conservation areas · Priors Hall Park.
Council rules and fees for Corby
- Dropped kerbs: £333 licence and inspection fee; built by a contractor approved by the council, which we can do for you. North Northamptonshire Council: dropped kerbs
- Front driveways: A permeable drive, or one that drains to your own lawn or border, needs no planning permission; more than 5m² of impermeable surface draining to the road does. Planning Portal guidance
- Planning: householder applications cost £548 (national fee from April 2026); pre-application advice from North Northamptonshire Council costs £187. Pre-application advice
- Building regulations: North Northamptonshire Council building control. Garage conversion quoted by the council for each job (no published schedule); extension quoted by the council for each job. Building control
- Trees: six weeks' notice for trees in a conservation area, consent for protected trees; both free. North Northamptonshire: tree protection
Checked October 2026.
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Villages we cover around Corby
- Weldon
- Great Oakley
- Corby Village
- Gretton
- Cottingham
- Middleton
- Rockingham
- Stanion
- East Carlton
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