If you have a front garden but you are having to park on the road, then converting the garden into a driveway may be beneficial to you in many ways. Firstly, it gives you a safer place to store your car that isn’t on the road, and also it means that you don’t have to hunt for a place to park, you can just park on your own drive.
It can also increase the value of your property as more people will be attracted to a house that has a driveway.
Converting your front garden into a driveway isn’t something that you need to get planning permission to do, however you do need to make sure that the water is able to drain away when it rains to prevent flooding problems.
There are a wide range of materials used to create driveways, from gravel to block paving to concrete which you can get from specialist suppliers like this concrete Stroud based company https://www.monstermixconcrete.co.uk/concrete-stroud so it is worth looking into the pros and cons of each type, as well as considering the costs and appearance of each type of material so that you can make the right choice for your driveway.
Another thing that you will need to get when you are planning to create a new driveway is a dropped kerb outside to allow you to access the drive. You need to apply to the council for a dropped kerb and they will need to give permission and then you will need to pay for the work to be done to create the dropped kerb outside your home, so make sure that you factor this into the cost as well.