Resin Bound Driveways suits Cosham well, given Victorian terraces around the high street with interwar semis further out, close to Queen Alexandra Hospital; in practice that means a seamless aggregate-and-resin surface, trowelled flat with no loose stone and no gaps for weeds. What that means on the ground in Cosham is steady through-traffic and hospital-visitor parking pressure on streets near the QA Hospital. Where it earns its keep is front-garden conversions and swept curves where a clean, low-maintenance finish matters most; the honest caveat is that a permeable build-up is what makes it SuDS-compliant — an impermeable base means it isn’t.
About Resin Bound Driveways
Resin bound driveways mix a graded natural aggregate fully through a clear UV-stable resin, then trowel the blend to a smooth, flat, close-textured finish over a properly prepared sub-base or a sound existing concrete or tarmac base. Because every stone is fully coated and bound, there is no loose material to migrate, sweep away or catch in shoes, and no gap for weeds to establish. It suits front-garden conversions, curved or swept driveways, and properties where a clean, contemporary, low-maintenance finish matters. Specified with a permeable build-up it also meets SuDS drainage requirements; specified over an impermeable base it does not, so the build-up matters more than the surface layer itself.
Best suited to: small to mid-size front-garden conversions, curved sweeps, and any property where a seamless no-weed finish is the priority
Less suited to: very heavy commercial vehicle loading, where a thicker structural surface like tarmac is the more sensible choice
Ground & property in Cosham
Cosham sits at the foot of Portsdown Hill, where the free-draining chalk ground is a genuine practical advantage over the low island ground further south. Victorian terraces line the streets around the high street, giving way to interwar semis further out, and steady through-traffic plus hospital-visitor parking near Queen Alexandra Hospital keeps on-street pressure high on the surrounding roads.