Driveways, gardens and building work in Ketton
Driveways, patios, garden transformations, extensions and conversions across Ketton and the villages around it.
For a typical Ketton drive of 40–75m², a resin bound driveway costs roughly £6,000–£16,500 and block paving £4,750–£12,750. A 25–45m² porcelain patio is roughly £3,750–£9,000, and a full garden transformation typically £15,000–£35,000. A new or wider entrance needs a dropped kerb from Rutland County Council: £194 for the vehicle access permit, and we can build the crossing under the council's permit.
- Council
- Rutland County Council
- Postcode
- PE9
- Conservation
- Conservation area; no Article 4 affecting driveways
- Ground
- Limestone; river ground near the Chater
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 Ketton
Ketton gave its name to Ketton stone, the cream oolitic limestone quarried beside the village, and its older streets are built of it, many under Collyweston slate. Around the historic core are later 20th-century houses and bungalows, and the cement works and quarry sit on the edge of the village.
Ketton is on the Lincolnshire Limestone, which usually drains well, but the River Chater runs through the village to meet the Welland, and ground close to the river is a different matter. We test before designing a soakaway.
Ketton has a conservation area covering the historic village but no Article 4 direction, so normal permitted development rules apply outside listed buildings, with the usual conservation area limits. Ketton stone frontages call for buff and natural tones rather than grey.
The Welland flood warning area at Ketton is the only Environment Agency flood warning area in Rutland, and Rutland's flood strategy names Ketton among the places with a few properties at river flood risk. Check any address on the Environment Agency flood map.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas and Article 4 list · Rutland flood risk strategy.
Council rules and fees for Ketton
- Dropped kerbs: £194 for a Section 184 vehicle access permit (one or two homes); built by an approved contractor with street works accreditation and the right insurance, working under the council's permit. Rutland County 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 Rutland County Council costs £210. Pre-application advice
- Building regulations: Leicestershire Building Control Partnership (LBCP). Garage conversion £517.96 building notice (garage conversion up to 36m²); extension £793.09 for a 10–50m² extension. Building control
- Trees: six weeks' notice for trees in a conservation area, consent for protected trees; both free. Rutland County Council: tree works
Checked October 2026.
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Driveway — Google review
“Absolutely great guys, job was done in good time and looks brilliant. No complaints, the driveway is immaculate. More work in the near future, thanks again!”
Driveway — Google review
Villages we cover around Ketton
- Tinwell
- Collyweston
- Barrowden
- Tixover
- Aldgate
- Geeston
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