Concrete driveways in the Bayside and Glen Eira
Brighton, Bentleigh, Hampton and Mentone. Bayside, Glen Eira and Kingston councils.
3 suburbs across Bayside City Council, Glen Eira City Council, City of Kingston. Each council has its own crossover rules, so a permit may be required depending on the job.
Driveways in the Bayside and Glen Eira
Bayside and Glen Eira run from the period streets of Brighton through Bentleigh to Mentone, taking in some of Melbourne's most valuable frontages. Driveways here carry more of the street appeal load than anywhere else in the city, which is why decorative finishes, particularly exposed aggregate in lighter stone blends, dominate new work.
The ground changes character across the region: closer to the bay it is sand, which drains freely but is soft and needs the base built up to spread the load, while further inland it shifts to sandy loam over clay. Original driveways poured without much preparation on either ground type tend to settle unevenly, which is what drives most replacement work.
Brighton carries heritage precincts where crossover changes attract extra scrutiny, and Bayside council enforces its standard crossover design closely. What each council requires is summarised in the crossover permit guide.
Bayside and Glen Eira 3 suburbs
Brighton, Bentleigh, Hampton and Mentone. Bayside, Glen Eira and Kingston councils. Region overview