Last updated October 2026
In Glasgow, a new driveway brings in Scottish law at two points. The surface between your house and the road must be porous or drain to a porous area, and the dropped kerb needs Roads Authority permission under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984. Resin bound handles the first. For the second, Glasgow City Council approves your contractor and sets its costs in its Book of Charges. Expect £4,000 to £7,500 for a two-car Glasgow drive.
Glasgow’s Book of Charges also lists road opening permits for 2026/27. Whether a domestic crossing needs one is confirmed with the council, so they appear here as a possible extra.
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Two-car Glasgow drive in resin bound, about 50 m² | £4,000 to £7,500 | typical UK prices, MacColl & Stokes, Checkatrade |
| Full dig-out and new sub-base | about £120 per m² or more | typical UK prices, MacColl & Stokes, Checkatrade |
| Road opening permit if your crossing needs one, outside the city centre | £403 first week, then £172 a week | Glasgow City Council, 2026/27 |
| Road opening permit if needed, city centre | £769 first week, then £324 a week | Glasgow City Council, 2026/27 |
Who can build a footway crossing in Glasgow?
A private civil engineering contractor that Glasgow City Council approves. Alex arranges the Glasgow kerb through a contractor, but the council has to accept that contractor first. Crossing costs are set in the council’s Book of Charges, and a 10% administration surcharge can be added to accounts charged to outside persons or bodies.
Can Glasgow refuse a crossing because of the pavement?
Yes. The council assesses each site and can turn down a footway crossing if the camber or cross fall of the road or pavement makes the spot unsuitable. That is worth knowing before you spend money on the drive. We look at the pavement as part of the survey.
Does the drive need planning before the crossing?
It might, and Glasgow wants that settled first. The council says any planning issue with the driveway should be resolved before you apply for the footway crossing. Scotland’s rules, on mygov.scot, take a hard surface out of permitted development when it lies between the house and a road and is not porous, or when the home is in a conservation area or near a listed building.
Why is resin bound the usual choice in Glasgow?
Because it is porous. Under the Scottish rule, a surface between a house and the road must be made of porous material or built to drain to a porous area in the garden. A resin bound drive on a permeable base does that by itself. Resin bonded, on a sealed base, would need separate drainage or a planning application. These rights apply only to a house, so a Glasgow flat, which is the commonest home in the city, needs advice first.
When can resin be laid in a Glasgow winter?
Fewer days than you might expect. MacColl & Stokes say resin should not go down below 5°C or in heavy rain, and that across Central Scotland this knocks out many winter days between November and February. MacColl & Stokes also name frost before a full cure as a common reason Scottish drives fail early. For a Glasgow drive, spring to early autumn is the safer window, so it pays to apply for the crossing over winter.
Sources
- Glasgow City Council, apply for a footway crossing (dropped kerb), Aug 2025
- Glasgow City Council, Book of Charges: road permits, 2026/27
- mygov.scot, lay a hard surface outside your house, Nov 2025
- MacColl & Stokes, resin driveway cost UK 2026, Oct 2026
- MyJobQuote, dropping a kerb cost, Oct 2026
- Ronacrete, RonaDeck resin bound surfacing data sheet, Oct 2024
- Scottish House Condition Survey, local authority tables 2022 to 2024, read Oct 2026
How it works
- 01Send photos of the driveRough size, what is there now and your postcode.
- 02We visitThe ground under the drive, the levels and where the water goes are checked.
- 03Written priceThe base, edging and drainage as their own lines.
Will a Glasgow crossing need a road opening permit?
Ask the council when you apply. Glasgow’s crossing page sends you to its Book of Charges for costs without naming a permit, and the Book of Charges lists road opening permits at £403 for the first week outside the city centre in 2026/27, then £172 for each week after, all non-refundable. If yours needs one, MyJobQuote’s 1 to 2 days on site for kerb work means a well-planned Glasgow crossing should stay inside the first week.
What should a Glasgow quote include?
A Glasgow quote should name the approved crossing contractor and any road permit, then price the groundwork, edging and drainage, and state the UV-stable resin, whose system it is and who gives the written guarantee. The resin driveway cost page explains each line, and dropped kerb cost compares council charges.
Who runs a Glasgow job?
The Resin Drive Company is a WeDo Property Services service. We arrange a vetted local resin driveway installer to carry out Glasgow work, confirm who within 2 working days, or tell you plainly if we can’t. Alex Winser stays your single contact from the first call to handover, and the written quote names who does the work before anything is booked. Our planning guide compares Scotland with England and Wales.