CORE DRIVE installed
CORE case study · Harrogate
4,600 m² of stable gravel at Sussex Court
Caddick Construction installed 4,600 m² of CORE DRIVE across the drives and access areas of a 30-home development in Harrogate.
- Client
- Linden Homes North
- Sector
- Residential development
- Location
- Harrogate
- CORE components
- CORE DRIVE
Residential development
Conservation-area setting
Completed surface
A landscape shaped by its purpose.
Sussex Court is a 30-home Linden Homes North development off Cornwall Road in Harrogate, within a conservation area of the Duchy of Lancaster Estate.
Caddick Construction needed a gravel surface that could remain visually appropriate beside the scheme’s stonework and planting while controlling migration across vehicle approaches, turning areas and driveways.
The brief
What the project had to achieve.
Create a consistent, practical gravel finish for regular vehicle use across multiple plots while respecting the stonework, planting and conservation-area character of the Duchy of Lancaster Estate.
- 01
Regular vehicle use
The finished drives and access areas needed to remain controlled under everyday traffic, turning and braking.
- 02
Natural appearance
The grid had to sit below the selected decorative aggregate and preserve the intended gravel character.
- 03
Consistent finish
A repeatable gravel treatment was required across 4,600 m² and multiple homes.
- 04
Permeable finish
The surface layer needed to allow rainfall into the supporting drainage construction.
The CORE solution
Selected around the site—not just the surface.
CORE DRIVE was laid over the prepared supporting construction, filled with the selected decorative aggregate and used across 4,600 m² of driveways and access areas.
CORE DRIVE panels were installed across the prepared drive and access formations, then filled and covered with the selected decorative aggregate.
The cellular grid confines the stone and helps reduce migration, spreading and rutting, while its attached permeable geotextile closes the underside of the cells.
The membrane-backed grid remains concealed beneath the gravel, leaving a natural-looking surface across the development.
Installation
How the system was installed.
- 01
Prepared formation and supporting sub-base
- 02
Bedding layer to the approved project construction
- 03
CORE DRIVE membrane-backed gravel grid
- 04
Selected decorative aggregate filled into and covering the cells
The result
The 30-home scheme uses a controlled gravel surface that remains largely concealed beneath the aggregate and complements the development’s landscape and architecture.
Project outcomes
- A controlled gravel finish across driveways and access areas
- Reduced aggregate migration under everyday vehicle movement
- CORE DRIVE largely concealed beneath the decorative gravel
- A permeable surface layer coordinated with the supporting construction
Project team
The people behind the project.
- Client
- Linden Homes North
- Contractor
- Caddick Construction
- Location
- Sussex Court, Harrogate
Project gallery
Progress and completed work.
Technical downloads
Project and product documents.
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