Alderley Edge & Prestbury · SK9 / SK10 · Cheshire East

Natural stone terraces, pergolas & driveways in Alderley Edge & Prestbury.

Large homes under the Edge and along Prestbury’s leafy lanes often come with conservation rules and protected trees. We lay natural Yorkstone and sawn sandstone, build gated drives for several cars, and work inside root zones without harming a single oak.

Light-grey stone patio outside open black bifold doors of a red-brick house, with dark oak sleeper raised beds of white hydrangeas, a lawn and a horizontal slatted fence in evening light

Alderley Edge & Prestbury · terraces, planters & screening

Conservation-AwareWe check conservation areas & tree orders before quoting

Root Zones RespectedNo-dig bases and hand digging near protected trees

20–25 Minutes AwayFrom Hazel Grove via Poynton or the A34

£5m InsuredHiscox public liability, certificate with every quote

01 · THE RULES THAT SHAPE A GARDEN HERE

Before any digging, we check four things.

These are the questions that trip up builders who don’t usually work in SK9 and SK10. David checks every one at the survey, and tells you plainly where permission is or isn’t needed.

Conservation areasParts of Alderley Edge and the old centre of Prestbury village are conservation areas. Back-garden patios are rarely a problem, but front walls, gates and frontages are more closely watched. Natural stone and traditional setts almost always sit better with Cheshire East’s conservation officers than bright modern finishes.

Tree Preservation OrdersMany of the big oaks, beeches and limes here are protected. If a tree has an order on it, or sits in a conservation area, the council must be told before roots or branches are cut. We look up your address on Cheshire East’s tree map before we draw a single line.

Root protection zonesThe British Standard for building near trees (BS 5837) sets a circle around each trunk, roughly 12 times the trunk’s width, where roots must not be cut or crushed. Inside it we use no-dig bases instead of excavating.

Gates and walls by the roadNew gates, walls or pillars over 1 metre high next to a road normally need planning permission. Set back, or kept under that height, they usually don’t. We design gated drives with this in mind from the start.

02 · CHOOSING YOUR STONE

Yorkstone, sawn sandstone or porcelain: what suits an older house.

David brings real slabs of each to your survey so you can see them against your brick or render in daylight.

Every option is laid on the same full mortar bed over 150mm of compacted stone, with the same 10-year written guarantee.
Stone	How it looks	Best for	Price (all-in)
Natural Yorkstone	Soft grey-brown English sandstone that weathers to a gentle, aged look within a few years	Victorian and Edwardian villas, conservation areas, front paths and terraces	£225/m²
Sawn English sandstone	Crisp straight edges and a smooth face, warmer tones than Yorkstone	Arts & Crafts and mock-Tudor homes that want a cleaner line	£225/m²
Calibrated Indian sandstone	Riven (textured) face, mixed greys or buffs, even thickness	Side paths, kitchen-garden areas, larger budgets stretched further	£115/m²
20mm porcelain	Even colour, very low upkeep, does not go green under trees	Modern extensions and heavily shaded terraces	£185/m²

03 · RECENT WORK IN SK9 & SK10

A Yorkstone terrace under the Edge, a gated drive in Prestbury.

Curved natural stone patio with charcoal sett edging and curved brick steps up to a raised dining terrace, framed by lavender, hydrangeas and mature trees

Final Invoice: £21,450

DAVEY LANE, ALDERLEY EDGE (SK9)

74 m² sawn Yorkstone terrace with a 3.6m green-oak gazebo over the dining area

Area74 m²

On site12 working days

How it adds up74 × £225 + £4,800

"We wanted something that looked as if it had always been there. The Yorkstone has already softened, and David set the gazebo pads well clear of the old beech so its roots were never touched." — Charles & Imogen Fairclough, Alderley Edge (SK9)

Charcoal tumbled block driveway with a granite sett kerb, a linear drainage channel and black iron gates between brick pillars beside a red-brick house

Final Invoice: £19,200

WITHINLEE ROAD, PRESTBURY (SK10)

120 m² permeable Tegula drive for four cars, with a pair of hung iron gates

Area120 m²

On site10 working days

How it adds up120 × £140 + £2,400

"Part of the drive runs under a protected oak. David built that section on a no-dig honeycomb base at no extra cost, and the gates sit far enough back from the lane that we didn't need planning." — Martin & Susan Delaney, Prestbury (SK10)

“Our garden is in the conservation area, so we were nervous. David had already checked the tree orders on the council map before he arrived, and he told us which bits needed a notice and which didn’t.”

— Joanna Whitlow, Macclesfield Road, Prestbury (SK10)

04 · WORKING AROUND MATURE TREES

How we pave near an old oak without hurting it.

Check the paperwork
We look up tree orders and conservation status for your address, and tell you if a notice to Cheshire East is needed (they ask for six weeks’ warning for most tree work in a conservation area).
Measure the root zone
We measure each trunk at chest height and mark the protection circle on our plan. For big or valuable trees we bring in an independent tree surgeon to advise.
Fence it off
Temporary fencing keeps our dumper, stone piles and footsteps off the roots for the whole job.
Dig by hand, or not at all
Inside the zone we lift turf by hand and lay a plastic honeycomb grid filled with clean stone on top of the ground, so no roots are cut.
Let water through
We use permeable surfaces near trees, such as gravel in the grid or open-jointed blocks, so roots still get rain and air.
Leave it as we found it
Fencing comes down last, any compacted ground is loosened, and David walks the finished job with you before you pay the balance.

Wilmslow (SK9) Macclesfield & Bollington (SK10 / SK11) Poynton & Disley (SK12) Oak gazebos & pergolas Block & resin driveways

Light-grey porcelain terrace with dining furniture and wide lit steps outside a large red-brick house, with a rotary laser level on a tripod

FREE SITE SURVEY IN SK9 & SK10

Walk the garden with David and see the stone in your own light.

Tree & conservation checkDone before we quote, not halfway through
£0 upfront depositMaterials on delivery, labour on sign-off
10-year written guaranteeOn the base, drainage and frost lift

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