Driveways, gardens and building work in Whissendine
Driveways, patios, garden transformations, extensions and conversions across Whissendine and the villages around it.
For a typical Whissendine drive of 40–80m², a resin bound driveway costs roughly £6,000–£17,500 and block paving £4,750–£13,500. 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
- LE15
- Conservation
- Conservation area; no Article 4 affecting driveways
- Ground
- Clay; slow to drain
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 Whissendine
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.
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.
Whissendine is not one of Rutland's conservation areas and has no Article 4 direction, so normal permitted development rules apply outside listed buildings.
Rutland's flood strategy records that Main Street in Whissendine floods and becomes impassable, and names the village among the places with a few properties at river flood risk. Check any address on the Environment Agency flood map.
Sources: Rutland flood risk strategy.
Council rules and fees for Whissendine
- 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
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