Last updated October 2026
We install resin bound driveways, patios and paths across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and a two-car drive typically comes to £4,000 to £7,500 at UK prices wherever you are. What changes from place to place is the council: its dropped kerb fee runs from £50 to over £500, some councils insist on building the crossing themselves, and each nation has its own front-garden drainage rule. Find your area below.
Coverage
Across the UK
15 area pages. Pick yours for local notes on prices, access and the job.
Regions
South East
Midlands
North West
North East and Yorkshire
Wales
Why does your council matter for a resin drive?
Because the council, not the installer, controls the pavement in front of your house. If your drive needs a new crossing, the council sets the fee, the minimum parking space and who may build it. Merton, Kingston, Swansea and Cardiff allow only their own contractor; Bristol, Southampton and Kent let you appoint your own contractor. Either way, Alex arranges the kerb through the route your council allows. Some also set drainage rules: Bristol wants a linear drain at the boundary on sloped drives, and Nottingham will not accept loose gravel behind a new kerb. Our dropped kerb cost page compares the councils side by side.
Does the planning rule change by nation?
Yes. England lets a house have a permeable front drive of any size without planning permission; Wales requires every new front surface to be permeable and adds drainage approval at 100 m2; Scotland’s porous rule covers any surface between the house and a road; and Northern Ireland needs DfI Roads consent for any new access. Each area page states the rule that applies there, and our planning permission guide covers all four.
Find your area
London
- Resin driveways in London: Croydon, Enfield, Harrow, Barnet, Bexley, Sutton, Greenwich, Hillingdon and Havering
- Resin driveways in South West London: Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Kingston, Twickenham, Richmond, Barnes and Sheen
- Resin driveways in Bromley: also West Wickham, Orpington, Biggin Hill, Chislehurst, Beckenham and Petts Wood
South East England
- Resin driveways in Kent: Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Westerham
- Resin driveways in Surrey: Guildford, Epsom, Leatherhead, Reigate, Oxted, Dorking, Weybridge and Esher
- Resin driveways in Sussex: Crawley, Eastbourne, East Grinstead, Uckfield, Seaford, Haywards Heath and Worthing
- Resin driveways in Reading: with Windsor, Maidenhead and Slough
- Resin driveways in Buckinghamshire: High Wycombe and Aylesbury
- Resin driveways in Hampshire: Basingstoke, Winchester and Portsmouth
- Resin driveways in Southampton
East of England
- Resin driveways in Hertfordshire: Hertford, Hitchin, Letchworth, Hemel Hempstead, Harpenden, Bishops Stortford, Watford and Welwyn Garden City
- Resin driveways in Essex: Colchester, Chelmsford, Basildon, Braintree and Southend
- Resin driveways in Cambridge: with Ely
- Resin driveways in Norwich: and across Norfolk
- Resin driveways in Ipswich: and across Suffolk
South West England
- Resin driveways in Bath: and Somerset
- Resin driveways in Devon: Torquay, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Honiton and North Devon
- Resin driveways in Dorset: Wimborne and Dorchester
- Resin driveways in Bournemouth and Poole: with Christchurch
The Midlands
- Resin driveways in Birmingham: including Sutton Coldfield
- Resin driveways in Solihull: with Olton
- Resin driveways in Coventry: with Leamington Spa and Rugby
- Resin driveways in Wolverhampton: with Dudley and Walsall
- Resin driveways in Nottingham: with Mansfield
- Resin driveways in Derby: and Derbyshire
- Resin driveways in Northampton: and Northamptonshire
North West England
- Resin driveways in Manchester: with Stockport, Bolton, Oldham and Altrincham
- Resin driveways in Liverpool: with Wirral, Southport and Warrington
- Resin driveways in Cheshire: Cheshire West and Chester, and Cheshire East
- Resin driveways in Lancashire: Preston and Blackpool
Yorkshire and the North East
- Resin driveways in Leeds: with Wakefield, Bradford and Huddersfield
- Resin driveways in Sheffield: with Rotherham and Barnsley
- Resin driveways in York: with Hull
- Resin driveways in Newcastle: with Sunderland, Durham and Northumberland
Wales
- Resin driveways in Wales: North and South Wales, including Abergavenny
- Resin driveways in Cardiff
Scotland
- Resin driveways in Scotland: Dundee, Stirling and Falkirk
- Resin driveways in Glasgow
Northern Ireland
- Resin driveways in Northern Ireland: Belfast and every NI council area
Not listed?
We still lay drives there. Ask for a quote with your postcode, and Alex Winser will check your council’s kerb process and the planning rule for your nation before pricing it. The Resin Drive Company is a WeDo Property Services service.
For what the drive itself costs, see resin driveway cost, or start at resin driveways across the UK.
Sources
- MyJobQuote, Dropping a kerb cost, Oct 2026
- Leicester City Council, Apply for a dropped kerb, read Oct 2026
- Devon County Council, Dropped kerb application for contractors, Apr 2026
- Bristol City Council, Vehicle crossover guidance and process, rates from Apr 2024
- Nottingham City Council, Apply for a dropped kerb, read Oct 2026
- GOV.UK, Guidance on the permeable surfacing of front gardens, updated Feb 2026
- Welsh Government, Planning permission: patio and driveway, undated
- mygov.scot, Lay a hard surface outside your house, Nov 2025
- Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Your home and planning permission, read Oct 2026
