Any experience of products like GrassPark?

[nmh]

We’ve a Victorian semi in SE London and are clearing the ‘front garden’ for a car parking space. 

Southwark will drop the kerb if we meet the various requirements (permeability etc). 

We are, believe it or not, keen gardeners and would like to keep as much ‘greenery’ in the driveway as possible.

Wondered if anyone had any experience of something like: https://www.pavingdirect.com/grasspark-permeable-paving-grid 

Have read on here that the plastic grid systems can chip and wear easily - any truth in this?

Any thoughts, experience, advice much appreciated. 

Shot of site attached for reference (currently housing a skip)!

[Vegano]

Hi, 

 

I am in a similar boat. May I ask what you decided? Would Grass Park be considered partly "soft" from a planning perspective?

[Alan Ambrose]

I've seen it specified before for areas that would get some occasional traffic. Its probably good for the purpose if it's laid well. You can get a feeling for the load bearing capacity between types simply by looking at the weight of the grid per m^2.

 

I wonder though whether continuous usage by a car (and therefore sun & rain shading) and 'poisonous' drips of oil etc. onto the grass would make it not great for heavy use.