Working in Swan View by arrangement
Swan View is about 19 km in a straight line from IBP Paving in Landsdale, on the edge of the Darling Scarp. It sits outside our normal service run, so we take jobs here by arrangement: tell us what you need, send a few photos, and we will come back to you on whether we can fit it in. The work itself carries our lifetime workmanship warranty and over 20 years of paving experience.
Sloping lots and the paving they need
Swan View is almost entirely homes and parkland, with close to 7,900 residents at the 2021 census. Some streets climb toward the scarp, and on those lots slope shapes the paving. Driveways that were laid without enough base on a grade tend to creep downhill, open at the joints and dip where water runs across them. A lift and relay on a deeper, compacted base with a firm edge restraint at the low end usually brings a sound paver back into line, and a full new driveway suits the ones that are past saving.
Behind the house, a level alfresco or patio on a sloping block often needs a cut on one side and a retaining wall on the other. We set the falls so water runs away from the house and toward a drain, not across the yard and into the neighbour's.
Laterite, granite and Blackadder Creek
Upslope lots in Swan View are likely to sit on scarp laterite and granite, with foothill gravels lower down. Some blocks reach rock or stiff clay within a short dig, which affects both excavation and drainage. Groundwater on the foothills and scarp is limited, so a high water table is rarely the issue; the issue is ground that will not take water quickly. Blackadder Creek runs along the northern boundary, and lots near it are the ones where we check most carefully for wet ground in winter.
What the City of Swan asks of your drainage
Swan View is split between the City of Swan and the Shire of Mundaring. On the City of Swan side, the engineering guidelines set the rules we plan around.
Site stormwater must go to Council's system or to on site retention such as soakwells, as Council approves. The general soakwell guide of 0.0122 cubic metres per square metre of impervious area is based on sandy, high permeability soil. Soakwells must be no closer than 1.8 m to a footing or boundary, and any soakwell in a paved area needs a trafficable, accessible lid. No stormwater may be discharged over the crossover or verge onto the road.
Source: City of Swan, D12 Property Development Design Guidelines (August 2016); Handbook of Stormwater Drainage Design (April 2022).
Because that guide is written for sand, we treat it as a starting point on Swan View rock and gravel and test before sizing. Where the ground will not absorb water, surface drains and pipework to an approved connection do the job instead. Out on the verge, paving needs the City's written permission, asphalt, concrete and loose gravel are refused, and at least one 1 m by 1 m opening per frontage must stay free for a tree or garden bed. Residents must not prune or remove street trees, and a tree will not be taken out just because it sits close to a crossover unless there is no alternative. More detail is on our City of Swan soakwell requirements page.
Source: City of Swan, Verge guidelines; Application to Alter Verge; Street trees and verges; Tree Planting Guidelines (version 6, November 2025).
Brown Park, the tunnel and the national park edge
Brown Park is home to the long running annual Swan View Agricultural Show, and Swan View station controlled traffic through the Swan View Tunnel until 1966. To the east, Swan View adjoins John Forrest National Park, and parts of the suburb are likely to fall in a bushfire prone area. Check your address on the DFES map. Where it applies, a band of pavers or stone against the house in place of bark mulch or timber decking keeps combustible material away from the walls.
Suburbs either side of Swan View
Midvale, Stratton and Jane Brook are Swan View's neighbours, while Koongamia and Greenmount sit further along the scarp. All are on the same by arrangement footing; the full list is on areas we service.
