Resin installer requests from Medway
Medway's towns, Rochester, Strood, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham, have hilly terraced streets, inter-war semis and newer estates around Hoo, Walderslade and Lordswood. Tell us about your drive, patio or path and we'll pass it to resin installers working across ME1 to ME8.
- Medway Council, not Kent County Council, handles dropped kerb and vehicle crossover applications in Medway.
- Hillside streets in Chatham and Strood often mean sloping drives, where grip and drainage need extra thought.
- The Hoo Peninsula is covered too, though travel time may affect when installers can visit.
Dropped kerbs and front drives under Medway Council
Medway is a unitary authority, so Medway Council is both the planning authority and the highway authority. If you want to park on a new front drive in Rochester, Gillingham, Rainham or anywhere else in Medway, check with Medway Council about a dropped kerb or vehicle crossover before you commit to the resin work. The council will look at things like visibility, nearby junctions, trees and street furniture, and only approved contractors may be allowed to work on the pavement. It's sensible to get an answer on the crossover first, then ask resin installers to quote for the drive behind it. Keep the approval paperwork, as a buyer's solicitor may ask for it when you sell.
Sloping drives and steps on Chatham and Strood hillsides
Plenty of homes in Chatham, Strood, Walderslade and parts of Rochester sit on slopes, with drives that climb from the road or steps up to the front door. Resin-bound can be laid on moderate gradients, but very steep drives make trowelling harder and can be slippery in frost, so installers may suggest anti-slip additives or a resin-bonded finish. On a drive that falls towards the house, ask how water will be kept away from the door and air bricks, for example with a channel drain at the bottom. Send photos taken from the road and from the house, and mention any retaining walls or steps that are cracked or leaning.
Towns and villages covered
Postcodes: ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, ME5, ME7, ME8