Fire pits & sunken seating
Fire pits and sunken seating areas in Milton Keynes and the towns around it, with the retaining walls and drainage done properly.
A built-in stone or brick fire pit typically costs £1,200–£2,000, and a fire pit with built-in seating from about £3,500. A full sunken seating area with retaining walls and drainage is priced per job, usually as part of a wider garden build. A fire pit or sunken seating area in a rear garden does not normally need planning permission.
- Fire pit with seating
- From £3,500
- Planning
- Not normally needed
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Guide prices from 2026 online price guides, at the higher end. Your fixed price comes in writing after the free design visit.
What it is
We build fire pits set into the patio and sunken seating areas dug into the garden, with retaining walls, built-in benches, steps and drainage at the bottom so the area does not fill with water.
The part people forget
A sunken seating area is a hole in the garden, and holes fill with water. The retaining walls need footings and drainage behind them, and the floor needs a drain or soakaway at its lowest point. That is most of the job, and it is the part we are best at.
Safe fires
We line the fire pit, keep it a safe distance from fences, trees and buildings, and use heat-resistant materials around it.
What you get
- Retaining walls built on proper footings with drainage behind
- A drain or soakaway at the bottom so a sunken area never floods
- Built-in benches faced in stone, brick or render to match
- Fire pits lined and set at a safe distance from fences and trees
The specification
- Area set out and dug down
- Footings and retaining walls built
- Drainage and soakaway at the low point
- Paving laid to falls
- Benches, steps and fire pit built
- Five year written guarantee, transferable if you sell
Do you need planning permission?
A fire pit or sunken seating area in a rear garden does not normally need planning permission. Keep fires a safe distance from fences, trees and buildings, and be considerate of neighbours: smoke can be a statutory nuisance. Planning Portal: outbuildings
We check it against your address at the free design visit.
The kind of finish we build
“Connor and the team recently completed our resin driveway in Bletchley. From going through the design with us and even making pictures so we could see how it looked, to the install and the aftercare, it has all been perfect. Thanks again.”
Resin driveway — Bletchley
“Milton Keynes Driveways & Landscaping have just finished our full garden makeover in Milton Keynes. We had a porcelain patio, composite decking and raised sleeper beds. They arrived on time, kept my home clean and the garden looks terrific. They are coming back to do our block paved driveway soon.”
Full garden makeover — Milton Keynes
Things people ask us
How much does a fire pit cost?
Will a sunken seating area fill with water?
Gas or wood fire pit?
Fire pits & sunken seating near you
Local advice on ground, planning and prices for each town we cover.
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Milton Keynes
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Bletchley
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Wolverton
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Stony Stratford
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Newport Pagnell
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Woburn Sands
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Bow Brickhill
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Aspley Guise
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Cranfield
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Woburn
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Hanslope
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Olney
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Leighton Buzzard
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Winslow
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Towcester
- Fire pits & sunken seating in Ampthill
What fire pits & sunken seating cost
Our fire pits & sunken seating cost guide breaks the price down: what is included, what changes it and what to check in any quote.
Free design, free visit, free samples
We measure up, talk it through and send a written proposal with the build-up, the programme and one whole price. No pressure and no follow-up sales calls.