John Wilson wrote:
do you need planning permission to turn your side garden into a driveway?

Not normally; conservation area and listed building you might.

If however you have created or altered an access on to the highway, then
you do need PP and also permission from the highways authority.

I just got monoblock done and one of my neighbours said I was in
trouble..... what's he on about??

Maybe he doesn't like monoblock.

Owain