Paving guides for Teesside
Independent, plain-English guides to what paving costs on Teesside, which surface suits which job, and how the front garden drainage rules work.
Paving is bought on looks and judged on the build underneath, which is why three questions decide how a project turns out: what the square metre rate should be, whether blocks or slabs suit the job, and where the rainwater is allowed to go. Each guide below answers one of them with 2026 figures and Teesside detail.
Paving Costs in Teesside (2026)
Prices per square metre, worked examples, and where the money actually goes.
Block Paving vs Slabs
Where each surface wins on cost, loading, drainage, repairs and looks.
Permeable Paving and SuDS Rules
When a drive needs planning permission, and how the drainage rules actually work.