In Bursledon, Resin Bound Driveways is built around sloping riverside ground above the Hamble: a seamless aggregate-and-resin surface, trowelled flat with no loose stone and no gaps for weeds. Bursledon’s own driveways are shaped by steep, sometimes stepped drives needing serious run-off control. That makes it a strong fit for front-garden conversions and swept curves where a clean, low-maintenance finish matters most — worth knowing that a permeable build-up is what makes it SuDS-compliant — an impermeable base means it isn’t. There is also the sloping Hamble riverside setting, where run-off control is a genuine build consideration to plan around.
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 Bursledon
Bursledon’s riverside plots above the Hamble are genuinely sloping, and a fair number of driveways here are stepped rather than a single flat run. Falls, edge restraint and run-off control matter more on ground like this than almost anywhere else in the catchment, simply because of how steep some of these plots are.
Coastal / flood note: Hamble riverside run-off control