Service
Hard Landscaping and Public Realm in Kent, Essex, London and the Home Counties
Paved courtyards, footpaths, steps, planters and public spaces for commercial, education, transport and residential schemes.
What is included in our hard landscaping and public realm service?
Distinctive Paving builds hard landscaping and public realm schemes across Kent, Essex, London and the Home Counties, including paved courtyards, footpaths, steps, raised planters and external works around new buildings.
With over 25 years of experience in the hard landscaping industry, our team handles the detailed external works that shape how a building feels to arrive at: paved approaches, courtyards, seating areas, steps, ramps and planters.
We work in concrete and natural stone paving, block paving and resin bound surfacing, and set out the lines and levels so each material meets cleanly at kerbs, thresholds and drainage channels.
Our public realm work sits alongside new offices, business parks, transport interchanges and residential developments, often as the final package before handover.
Key points
- Paved courtyards, plazas and seating areas
- Footpaths, cycleways, steps and ramps
- Concrete and natural stone paving
- Timber edged and built raised planters
- Tactile paving and accessible routes
- External works packages around new buildings
Case studies
Our hard landscaping and public realm in action
Laid every year
280,000m²+
of paving and surfacing laid by our crews every year across car parks, estate roads, forecourts and public spaces. That is roughly forty full size football pitches, every single year.
Related services
Other work we deliver
Most projects combine several of our services under one programme.
Commercial Block PavingBrett approved block paving for car parks, forecourts, estate roads and yards, laid to specification and built to carry traffic for decades.View commercial block paving
Resin Bound SurfacingDaltex approved resin bound surfacing for footpaths, public realm, courtyards and driveways. Permeable, smooth and finished by hand.View resin bound surfacing
Groundworks and CivilsSite clearance, excavation, foundations, concrete slabs, drainage and ducting, delivered by one accredited team from first dig to final surface.View groundworks and civils
Tarmac and Car ParksTarmac surfacing for car parks, estate roads and access roads, with kerbing, drainage and crisp line marking to finish.View tarmac and car parks
Holiday and Residential Park WorksConcrete hardstanding bases, pitches, access roads and utility routes for holiday parks, residential parks and caravan sites.View holiday and residential park works
Questions answered
Hard Landscaping and Public Realm questions
Hard landscaping is the built part of an outdoor space: paving, paths, steps, walls, planters, kerbs and drainage, as opposed to soft landscaping such as planting and turf.
Yes. We deliver paved public spaces, footpaths and external works around offices, business parks, transport interchanges and residential developments.
Planning hard landscaping and public realm?
Send us your drawings or tell us about the site. We will review the scope and come back with a clear, itemised quotation.