CORE DRIVE installed
CORE case study · Bathampton
2,100 m² of gravel access at Tyning Meadows
Charlcombe Homes used 2,100 m² of CORE DRIVE across the drives and access areas of a ten-home development in Bathampton.
- Client
- Charlcombe Homes
- Sector
- Residential development
- Location
- Bathampton
- CORE components
- CORE DRIVE
Residential development
Rural setting
Completed finish
A landscape shaped by its purpose.
Tyning Meadows is a ten-home residential development by Bath-based housebuilder Charlcombe Homes. The architecture and landscape sit against the surrounding Bathampton countryside.
The driveways and shared access needed a natural gravel character without leaving loose stone uncontrolled across everyday vehicle routes. The same surface language was repeated across 2,100 m² of the development.
The brief
What the project had to achieve.
Create a stable gravel finish across a substantial multi-property development while complementing the rural Bathampton setting and supporting everyday vehicle access and parking.
- 01
Rural character
The driveway finish needed to complement the countryside setting and the individual homes.
- 02
Everyday traffic
The shared access and drives needed a controlled surface under regular residential vehicle movement.
- 03
Consistent installation
One repeatable gravel system was required across ten properties and 2,100 m².
- 04
Permeable surface
Rainfall needed to pass through the gravel and supporting surface layer.
The CORE solution
Selected around the site—not just the surface.
CORE DRIVE panels were installed throughout 2,100 m² of driveways and accessways, then filled and covered with selected decorative aggregate.
CORE DRIVE panels were laid across the prepared access and driveway construction. Decorative aggregate was filled into and placed over the cells to conceal the grid.
The honeycomb structure confines the stone, while the heat-welded geotextile backing closes the underside of the cells and helps separate the surface from the bedding layer.
The same system was repeated across the ten homes, giving the development a consistent gravel finish from plot to plot.
Installation
How the system was installed.
- 01
Prepared driveway formation and supporting construction
- 02
Project bedding layer
- 03
CORE DRIVE membrane-backed gravel grid
- 04
Selected decorative aggregate filled into and covering the cells
The result
The completed development uses a consistent, permeable gravel surface across ten homes, with the cellular grid largely concealed below the aggregate.
Project outcomes
- A consistent stabilised gravel finish across ten homes
- Cellular confinement intended to reduce loose-stone migration
- The filled grid remains largely hidden beneath the decorative aggregate
- A permeable surface suited to the development’s landscape character
Project team
The people behind the project.
- Client / housebuilder
- Charlcombe Homes
- Project
- Tyning Meadows
Project gallery
Progress and completed work.
Technical downloads
Project and product documents.
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