Resin Bound Driveways suits Gosport well, given dense Victorian terraces around the old naval town, with later estate development further out on the peninsula; 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 Gosport is narrow terraced frontages typical of an old naval town, with real on-street parking pressure, and a low-lying harbour peninsula with genuine flood-risk and salt-air exposure on both the harbour and Solent sides. 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 Gosport
Gosport sits on its own low-lying peninsula, reached from Portsmouth by ferry or a long road loop around the harbour, and that position brings genuine flood-risk and salt-air exposure on both the harbour and Solent sides. The old naval town’s Victorian terraces are dense and narrow-fronted, with real on-street parking pressure, while later estate development spreads out further along the peninsula.
Coastal / flood note: a low-lying harbour peninsula with genuine flood-risk and salt-air exposure on both the harbour and Solent sides