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It looks like i will need to provide a ramp/slope from the driveway to the path in front of the house.

This will also need to be SUDs compliant i guess. So what is the recognised and preferred method to do so? All of the articles i can find so far describe the build up of a flat and level surface.

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There is a roads document that details the slopes required and where the acro drain is located so you don't get slippage on to the road. It basically has to comply with highways regs. Your slope itself is likely to have to SUDs compliant also

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I may not have explained myself very well. The slope is only for wheelchair access because my driveway will likely be about 300-400mm higher than the level path to the front door.

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1 hour ago, Post and beam said:

The slope is only for wheelchair access 

If you build it with a very slight slope to one side then most water won't reach the bottom.

A gravel trench of about 100 x 100 might suffice along the edge.

At the bottom you can continue whatever your drainage is for the drive.

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We did our drive way with permeable Marshals paving, but it slopes away from to house , it sounds like your slopes towards house, so will require a very good drain channel.

Ours does work well in light rain but we get run off in very heavy rain and in the gateway that gets most traffic/mud it is starting to seal after two years.

 

Marshals say it does not clog.      https://www.marshalls.co.uk/landscaping/tools-and-support/permeable-paving-suds

 

Paving we used- https://www.marshalls.co.uk/landscaping/commercial-paving/products/tegula-permeable-paving

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