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A block-paved driveway in the UK typically costs around £80–£140 per square metre installed, which works out at roughly £2,400 for a small single driveway (about 20m²) and around £5,500 for a double driveway (about 50m²) before extras such as removing the old surface or drainage. Concrete blocks sit at the lower end and clay pavers at the higher end, with a typical job taking about a week for an average drive. A new patio in natural stone or porcelain usually runs £100–£180+ per square metre installed. On planning, a front-garden driveway or patio over 5m² that uses an impermeable surface draining to the road normally needs planning permission, while a permeable surface, or one that drains to a soakaway or border on your own land, is usually permitted development. The honest answer is always a range, because it depends on your site, size and material.
Most paving guidance is published by companies fitting it, so the numbers tend to be optimistic and the planning rules glossed over. The pages below give honest cost ranges, compare blocks against poured concrete fairly, explain how long the work takes, and set out the planning and SuDS rules for front gardens — before you take a single quote.