Resin Bound Driveways on low-lying ground around the historic Hilsea Lines moat at the northern tip of Portsea Island — the kind found across Hilsea — means a seamless aggregate-and-resin surface, trowelled flat with no loose stone and no gaps for weeds. Locally, the driveway most often needed is one dealing with wider interwar frontages than the terraces further south, generally easier for off-street conversion, and proximity to the historic Hilsea Lines moat and generally low-lying northern Portsea Island ground. It is best suited to front-garden conversions and swept curves where a clean, low-maintenance finish matters most, though 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 Hilsea
Hilsea sits at the northern tip of Portsea Island around the historic Hilsea Lines fortifications and moat, on ground that stays low-lying this close to the water. The housing mix here is interwar semis alongside later post-war development, and the frontages are generally wider than the terraces further south, making off-street conversion comparatively straightforward once drainage is accounted for.
Coastal / flood note: proximity to the historic Hilsea Lines moat and generally low-lying northern Portsea Island ground