Do you need planning permission for a driveway?
The 5 m² impermeable surfacing rule explained properly — when permission is needed, which surfaces count as permeable, and how resin bound avoids the question.
Driveway guides
Plain-English answers on planning permission, conservation areas, drainage and costs. Written for South Buckinghamshire homes, not as generic national advice.
The guides
Driveways in conservation areas & the Chilterns
Beaconsfield, the Chalfonts and Amersham designations town by town, Article 4 directions in plain English, and the materials that suit period streets.
SuDS-compliant driveway drainage, explained
What "SuDS-compliant" actually means, soakaways and channel drains, permeable vs impermeable build-ups, and draining large frontages on chalk and clay.
Resin vs block paving vs gravel
The full decision table — 2026 cost, lifespan, maintenance, planning implications and appearance — then the detail behind each column.
Resin driveway costs in 2026
Per-m² ranges with three worked Buckinghamshire examples — Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross and Penn — and what moves the price up and down.
Questions a guide doesn't answer? Ask us directly — planning and drainage checks are part of every design visit.