Landscaper in Newcastle upon TyneDriveways, patios, fencing & green waste removal

There is no single price, because a driveway is priced by the square metre and by what has to happen underneath it. The main things that move the figure are the size of the area, the surface you choose (gravel and tarmac sit at the lower end, block paving and resin higher), how much of the existing driveway has to be dug out and taken away, whether the ground needs extra depth of sub-base because it is soft or made-up, drainage, and any edgings, steps or retaining walls. We measure the area, look at what is already there and give you a written price before anything starts. Call 07517 741883 for a free quote in Newcastle upon Tyne.

It depends on how you want it to look, how much traffic it takes and your budget. Block paving is the most popular choice in Newcastle because individual blocks can be lifted and re-laid if a service trench is dug or a block gets stained. Resin bound gives a smooth, seamless finish with no weeds through the joints and is permeable when laid on the right base. Tarmac is quick to lay and hard-wearing, and suits long or awkwardly shaped drives. Gravel is the cheapest and naturally permeable, but it migrates and needs topping up. Whatever surface you pick, the sub-base beneath it matters more than the surface itself — that is what stops a drive rutting and sinking.

A typical domestic patio in Newcastle takes two to four days. Day one is usually excavation and getting the spoil away, followed by the sub-base and compaction, then laying the slabs on a full mortar bed, then pointing and a clean-down. Bigger patios, or ones that need steps, retaining walls or a lot of cutting around a curved edge, take longer. Pointing needs dry conditions to cure properly, so heavy rain can add a day. We will give you a realistic timescale with your quote rather than an optimistic one.

In most cases, no. Under permitted development rules in England you can lay a driveway of any size at the front of a house without planning permission provided the surface is permeable — such as gravel, permeable block paving or porous asphalt — or the rainwater is directed to a lawn or border so it soaks away on your own property. Planning permission is needed if you lay more than five square metres of non-permeable surfacing at the front with no drainage provision. Separate rules apply to listed buildings and conservation areas, and dropping a kerb to create a new vehicle crossing always needs approval from Newcastle City Council. We will tell you which of these applies to your property when we quote.

Yes. Green waste removal is one of our core services and you do not need to be having other work done to book it. We clear hedge and tree cuttings, grass and lawn arisings, brambles and overgrowth, leaves, weeds, old turf, soil and roots, and full garden clearances on properties that have been let go. We load it ourselves, so you do not need to bag anything up or drag it to the front. Anyone who carries away waste from your garden as a business must be a registered waste carrier — ask us for our registration details before we start, and ask any other firm you get a price from to do the same.

Yes. Removing and disposing of what comes out is quoted as part of the job, whether that is a broken concrete patio, an old tarmac drive, spoil from excavation or the turf that comes off before a new lawn goes down. On a driveway or patio this is a bigger part of the cost than most people expect, because a dug-out area produces several tonnes of material that has to be loaded and tipped. We give you one price that includes it, so there is no separate skip bill at the end.

Yes — we work as a fencer as well as a landscaper, and a lot of jobs involve both. We fit closeboard and featheredge fencing, lap and slatted panels, post and rail, gravel boards, concrete or timber posts, and made-to-measure garden and side gates. Doing the fencing and the hard landscaping with the same team avoids the usual problem of one trade waiting on another, and it means levels, edgings and post positions are set out once rather than worked around afterwards.

Hard landscaping such as driveways, patios and fencing can be done all year round, though prolonged frost or heavy rain will stop mortar and pointing curing properly, so winter work sometimes has to pause for a few days. New turf does best in autumn and spring, when the ground is warm enough for the roots to take but there is enough natural rainfall to keep it damp. Turf laid in the middle of a dry summer will survive, but it needs watering every day for the first few weeks. If you are planning a garden for next summer, autumn and winter are quieter and easier to book.

Call or text 07517 741883, or email irc_waste@outlook.com with a couple of photos and rough measurements. For anything beyond a simple waste collection we come out and look at the garden in person, because levels, access and what is already under the ground all change the price and none of that shows up in a photograph. Quotes are free, there is no obligation, and you get the price in writing before any work is booked in.

We cover Newcastle upon Tyne and the surrounding Tyneside area, including Gosforth, Jesmond, Heaton, Byker, Walker, Benton, Longbenton, Fenham, Kenton, Kingston Park, Denton, Benwell, Newburn, Throckley, Wallsend, North Shields, Tynemouth, Whitley Bay, Gateshead, Low Fell, Whickham, Dunston, Blaydon, Killingworth, Cramlington, Ponteland, Dinnington and Wideopen. Our coverage page lists the full area — if your part of Newcastle is not shown, call and ask, as we can usually still get to you.