There is a variety of methods available to ensure that your paving drains properly, for example draining into a lawn or soakaway. Correct drainage of paving is a requirement for planning permission. See our guide on planning permission for paving for more information.
South Ockendon
South Ockendon is a village as well as Church of England parish in the Thurrock district and unitary area in Essex in the East of England, United Kingdom. It is located on the boundary with Greater London, just outside the M25 motorway. The location to the north is North Ockendon. South Ockendon village came to be an area for prefabricated homes (prefabs) suiting bombed-out homeowners of East London/West Essex in the extremely late 40s. Much of the initial post-war building was carried out by former German prisoners of war. The majority of these were knocked down in the late-1960s when a huge Greater London Council estate, Lecaplan "concrete" building houses-- the Flowers' Estate-- was constructed to replace them, once more with pre-fabricated homes, albeit of a remarkable style. The Lecaplan Type B kind of pre-cast concrete (big panel concrete) terrace is built in rows of 8 properties to a layout by J C Tilley and produced by W. & C. French. In the 1970s the Ford Motor Company factory at Aveley housed Ford's Advanced Vehicle Operations which developed cars and trucks such as the RS1600. The plant was relaxed gradually from the late 90's however shut entirely in 2004, when the last 150 jobs were shed. The majority of the 150 employees accepted transfers to various other Ford or ancillary websites around Essex. The 'Aveley' plant was situated along and west of the train line, adjacent to Ockendon station in the Belhus Ward that part of Ockendon has now been become new real estate estates, with street names after renowned Ford automobiles in maintaining with the sites background.
