Paving in Goodwood: Older Driveways on Deep Sand
Goodwood paving sits in one of the older parts of the Tygerberg District. The City's Tygerberg district plan traces the district's urban nodes from Plattekloof, with origins in the late 19th or early 20th century, followed by Elsies River, Bellville and Goodwood. It describes most of the district as deep podzols: bleached, structureless sandy or loamy sand soils. Paving for Africa lays brick and cement paving, driveways and tar surfacing across Cape Town and surrounds; send the suburb with your request. Driveway paving is quoted per job.
- Tygerberg district plan: much of the district's built form is older than 60 years
- Most of the district: deep podzols, bleached and structureless sandy or loamy sand soils
- Tygerberg District: 760 mm mean annual precipitation, 1 400 mm mean annual evaporation
- Corner erf: a residential crossing at least 10 m from the intersection (City roads standard)
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What sits under an old Goodwood driveway
The Tygerberg plan says the podzols across most of the district contain a subsoil horizon enriched by the downward movement of organic carbon, iron and aluminium, which can become hardened or even cemented. Much of the district's built form, the plan adds, is older than 60 years. The plan describes district-level soils, not the layers beneath an individual driveway.
The CMA's earthworks note warns about trenches dug for pipes and manholes after the earthworks are finished. The backfilling is often left to the contractor laying the pipes, who is unaware of the earthworks design, and that often results in local collapse of the paving. The note says the reinstatement must be to the same standard as the original earthworks.
Block paving lets a service be reached later: the CMA says the blocks over it can be removed, the work done and the same blocks replaced.
Tar or pavers on the crossing
For a light-duty residential crossing, Table 6-1 of the City's roads and stormwater standards gives these layers.
| Layer | Asphalt crossing | Concrete paver crossing |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | 30 mm asphalt | 60 or 80 mm pavers on a 25 mm uncompacted sand bed |
| Layer below | 150 mm G5 granular | 150 mm C4 cement-stabilised |
| Subgrade | 150 mm G7 | 150 mm G7 |
| Overall excavation | 330 mm | 385 or 405 mm |
Sabita's guideline for thin hot-mix asphalt on residential streets says most thin layer asphalt in South Africa has been laid between 20 mm and 30 mm thick. Asphalt layers are covered on our tar surfacing in Cape Town page, and pavers on the driveway paving in Cape Town page.
Corner erven and narrow street frontages
On a corner erf, the City's roads standard puts a carriageway crossing at least 10 m from an intersection for erven not zoned industrial, measured on the prolongation of the street boundaries.
Moving or widening a crossing is a City Miscellaneous Permit application, not a wayleave. Beyond the back of the footway, or the required 1.5 m space, the standard wants a minimum cross slope of 1% for surface drainage. Surfaces must be skid resistant, even in wet conditions, and ramps across drainage channels are not allowed.
Flats, group housing and shared paving
The plan notes an increase in group housing, walk-up apartments and smaller blocks of flats, especially in the Parow and Goodwood areas. In a complex, ask whoever manages it before paving any shared area.
Goodwood paving and winter rain
For the whole district, the Tygerberg plan gives a mean annual rainfall of 760 mm against 1 400 mm of evaporation. It is a district figure, not a Goodwood one.
How a Goodwood job is priced
Cement paving supplied and laid is quoted per job. Driveway paving and tar surfacing are quoted per job. Removal of an old surface is its own line on a Paving for Africa quote. How the site's averages were set is explained on paving prices in Cape Town.
Nearby town pages are paving in Bellville and paving in Brackenfell. The full list sits under Cape Town paving areas. The full service list sits under paving contractors in Cape Town.
Goodwood paving questions
Can my old Goodwood pavers be reused?
Yes. For a repair over a service, the CMA's own method reuses them: the blocks in the area are removed, the work is done and the same blocks are replaced.
How close to the corner can my driveway crossing be?
At least 10 m from the intersection for a house. That is the City's minimum spacing for erven that are not zoned industrial.
Is tar or paving better for an older Goodwood driveway?
Both are quoted per job. The CMA notes that block paving can be lifted for access to underground services and the same blocks replaced. Sabita's residential-street guideline covers thin asphalt laid between 20 mm and 30 mm thick.
Do I need a wayleave to replace the crossing outside my house?
No. The City's RIM Wayleave Standards list the alteration of an existing crossing under a Miscellaneous Permit, not a wayleave.