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Resin bound driveways in Greater London

Resin bound driveways throughout Greater London: free site visits, guide prices adjusted for London rates and a written quote with every part of the job set out line by line.

Guide price: £55–£145 per m²
Postcode areas: EC, SE, SW, W, N
Survey: Free, no obligation

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Resin bound driveways across Greater London

A resin bound driveway is a surface of natural stone aggregate mixed with clear polyurethane resin and trowelled by hand to a depth of around 18 mm on driveways. Every stone is fully coated, so the finish is smooth, has no loose gravel, and lets rainwater drain straight through it.

It is not a cure for a bad base. Resin bound copies whatever is underneath it, so cracks, soft spots and failed edges in the old surface come straight back through. Most of the survey is spent deciding whether the existing tarmac or concrete is good enough to overlay, or whether it needs digging out.

Typical projects we can quote for in Bexley include overlaying sound tarmac on a two-car drive, building a fully permeable drive on a front garden and widening a drive into the front garden for a second car.

Prices in Greater London

Prices in London are well above the UK average. These are guide ranges including VAT; your quote follows a free survey.

Resin bound driveways: £55–£145 per m².

Worked example: a 37 m² drive in Greater London laid as an overlay on sound tarmac or concrete would typically come to about £2,000–£3,100. The same area with a dig-out and new permeable base would be nearer £3,350–£5,350.

Planning in Greater London

In England, a new or replaced hard surface of more than 5 m² in a front garden is permitted development only if it is porous, or if rainwater drains to a lawn, border or soakaway within the property. A fully permeable resin bound build, with a porous base under it, meets that test.

Permitted development rights apply to houses, not flats or maisonettes, and some conservation areas have Article 4 directions that remove them. Listed buildings can need consent if railings or historic walls are affected.

Weather and working days

London is one of the drier parts of the UK, but heavy summer downpours on small, mostly paved plots are exactly what front-garden drainage rules were written for. Surveys run all year; resin work itself waits for a dry day above about 5°C.