Wembley paving, taken on by arrangement
Wembley is about 15 km in a straight line from IBP Paving's base in Landsdale. That puts it outside the northern suburbs we cover every week, so we work here by arrangement: tell us about the job first, with a few photos and rough measurements, and we will come back to you on whether we can fit it in and what it will involve. The services are the ones we offer everywhere, from brick and limestone paving to driveways, crossovers and soakwells, delivered with over 20 years of experience and a lifetime workmanship warranty.
Building on the Spearwood Dunes
Wembley lies on the Spearwood Dunes, a belt of sand between 3 and 15 km wide, with Tamala Limestone beneath it. The sand drains quickly, which suits soakwells, but the limestone is the catch: a soakwell hole or a deep cut for a driveway base may strike rock, and breaking it out adds time. We allow for that when quoting and, where rock sits high, may use wider, shallower soakwells instead.
Water is the other variable. Galup sits on the north eastern edge of the suburb and Herdsman Lake lies to the north, and lots on those lake fringes typically have a shallower water table, so we check depth before fixing soakwell size there. The coast is about 5 km west, close enough for light salt at most; a dense clay or concrete paver and a good sealer handle that on exposed fronts.
Galup, the lake that took back its name
Until 2025 the lake on Wembley's north east edge was known as Lake Monger. That year it resumed its original name, Galup, and it is one of the few lakes remaining in Perth. For paving it is a reminder that this part of Wembley is near open water, which is why drainage gets as much thought as the pavers themselves on lots that face it.
1920s streets and the units that followed
Talk of subdividing Wembley began in 1909, and the suburb grew through the 1920s and 1930s. Later, unit developments replaced some of the older housing, so a single street can hold an interwar bungalow, a renovated character home and a group of units. Each produces a different job. Older homes usually need a lift and relay of the original brick, a new driveway sized to the Town's crossover limits, or a rear courtyard as part of a renovation. Limestone paving sits naturally with the local stone, and a herringbone brick driveway suits the period while carrying cars well. Units bring shared driveways and courtyards with soakwells sized for a lot of roof on a small block.
Town of Cambridge rules at the street
We could not find a Town of Cambridge rule that sets a residential soakwell size, so for any extension or new hard surface we confirm the on site retention requirement with the Town and size the units to the soil. Our Perth soakwell requirements page compares the councils that do publish one.
The crossover rules are clearer. Every new or reconstructed crossover needs Town approval before work starts, and an officer inspects the site and issues a specification. Concrete, clay bricks or another approved material can be used. The crossover must be at least 3.0 m wide at the property line, keep 0.75 m from a side boundary, stay 7.3 m or more from an intersection and sit no closer than 3 m to the face of a street tree. In the Wembley and West Leederville precincts, east of Selby Street, the maximum width at the kerb is 4.5 m including splays. The Town pays half the cost of a first standard crossover, defined as 3.0 m wide in grey pre mixed concrete.
All verge paving needs Town approval too. Paving for parking is allowed only where the property cannot fit two cars on site, and is limited to 18 square metres or 10 percent of the verge, whichever is greater. Small format pavers are preferred, porous pavers strongly recommended and large slabs refused, and no paving may come within 1.5 m of a verge tree. Artificial grass and loose gravel or crushed brick over 5 mm are not permitted. Damaging a tree on Town land is an offence, and any hardstand near one keeps 1.5 m from its face in line with AS 4970-2009.
Sources: Town of Cambridge, Standard Vehicle Crossover Policy 5.2.7 and Vehicle Crossover Specification; Street Verge Landscape and Maintenance Guidelines (version 3); Policy 098 Trees, Management of Street Trees.
Floreat, West Leederville and the lakes
Floreat lies west of Wembley and West Leederville and Leederville to the east, with Glendalough and Churchlands to the north and Woodlands beyond. All are covered by arrangement; see areas we service.
