Draw the boundary of the driveway work
A driveway quote needs more than a surface area. It needs to show where the work starts and ends, what sits beneath the proposed surface and how vehicles and people will use the property.
Our driveway options NZ guide helps you compare surfaces before setting the scope for your Palmerston North driveway.
We manage driveway and hardstanding construction, coordinating preparation, kerbing, surfacing and drainage to the project specification. For a Palmerston North site, separate the private driveway from work across the footpath or road reserve at the outset.
Use a three-part scope schedule
| Work area | Put in the brief |
|---|---|
| Private surface | Drawing limits, existing material to remove, preparation specification, surface finish, edging and reinstatement. Name who confirms the design and what the quote includes. |
| Drainage | Existing and proposed drainage, level information and the designed discharge route. Name the designer or drainlayer, approvals required and whether connection work is included. |
| Public crossing | The boundary-to-road work, Council application status, approved crossing contractor and inspection responsibility. Identify any separate quote. |
For example, “new concrete from the garage to the legal boundary” leaves the crossing outside that surface scope. Write that division on the plan so everyone prices the same work.
Check the Palmerston North crossing process
Palmerston North City Council requires approval for vehicle-crossing work and an approved contractor to carry out the crossing. Record the application and contractor arrangements before setting the start date for work in the road reserve.
Ask who will obtain approval, meet the crossing conditions, arrange any required inspections and reinstate affected public surfaces. Keep those responsibilities separate from the private driveway scope, even when the works are programmed together.
Changes to an entrance can also affect nearby paths, fences and services. Include photographs looking both towards the road and back towards the property so those interfaces are visible when we discuss the package.
Keep access in the programme
- List the vehicles using the site, including service and delivery vehicles.
- Mark the pedestrian entrance and any accessible route that needs to remain available.
- Identify shared users and who will tell them about access changes.
- Agree where vehicles can wait or park while sections are unavailable.
- Ask the project team to set return-to-use times for the specified surface and conditions.
Photograph water collecting after rain and include existing drainage drawings where available. Our driveway drainage checklist helps you record useful observations before the drainage design is settled.
If the driveway joins a larger outdoor package, coordinate it with landscaping in Palmerston North so later deliveries do not need to cross finished lawns or planting.
A driveway within a larger development
Raumati Beach, Kāpiti Coast
At our Raumati Beach residential development project, we delivered concrete driveways and pathways alongside fencing and lawns for the first stage. Levels, edging and transitions between surfaces were part of the coordinated external works.
For your Palmerston North enquiry, send the address, a marked-up plan, surface preferences, access needs and the crossing application status. Include a target programme and explain which decisions or drawings are still being developed.
For a separate new-build project in Feilding, use our Feilding landscape finish schedule to coordinate the driveway edge with the surrounding outdoor areas.
Questions about your project
Does a private driveway quote automatically include the vehicle crossing?
The scope needs to say so. Mark the legal boundary and record the public crossing, its approval and contractor arrangements separately from the private surface.
Can we discuss a driveway as part of the landscape package?
Yes. Send the driveway and landscape drawings together so we can discuss paths, fences, planting and the order of work around the same access route.