Resin bound driveways in Newport Pagnell.

The level fronts on the Poets Estate and Green Park are well suited to resin: there is no slope to fight and no awkward change of height at the door. The old concrete drive and the lawn beside it are lifted, a new porous base is laid, and the resin goes on in one smooth, joint-free sheet with no weeds and no loose stone.

Where a drive is shared with next door, the dividing line is agreed with your neighbour before any work starts. Terry marks it out on the visit and can price your half on its own or the whole drive.

Closer to the High Street and St Peter and St Paul's church, inside the conservation area, a warm stone or buff resin looks at home against period brick in a way that grey does not. Some houses here are listed and need consent for a new front.

Usually no planning is needed when resin is laid on a new permeable base or drains to your own garden. On an existing solid base draining to the road, over 5 square metres can need permission. Terry checks this on the visit.

Streets in the old centre are narrow, so a skip either sits on your drive or goes on the road with a council permit. On the estates the van and skip fit on the drive.