No driveway specialist listed in Balerno yet.

A driveway specialist lays new driveways and refurbishes existing ones - block paving, tarmac, resin-bound stone and concrete, including the sub-base and drainage that determine whether the surface lasts.

Front gardens of more than five square metres need planning permission unless the surface is permeable or drains to a soakaway, so check before laying impermeable materials.

Get the falls right - water should run off the driveway, not pool against the house - and ask for an SUDS-friendly approach if the area is prone to surface water.

Balerno is the westernmost village in the City of Edinburgh, sitting at the foot of the Pentland Hills with a population of around 6,000.

The village has a strong sense of community, with a high school, primary school, local shops and an active community council.

Balerno is a gateway to the Pentland Hills Regional Park - Harlaw Reservoir, Threipmuir Reservoir and the Red Moss nature reserve are all within walking distance.

The Union Canal passes through the village and its towpath provides a flat, traffic-free route into Edinburgh and westward towards the Almond Aqueduct.

Despite being on the edge of the city, Balerno has a village character that sets it apart from Edinburgh's more urban suburbs.

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Edinburgh is Scotland's capital city and one of the most recognisable cities in the world, built across a series of volcanic hills on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth.

The Old Town and New Town, together a UNESCO World Heritage Site, form the historic core - but the city stretches far beyond them, taking in dozens of distinct neighbourhoods, suburbs and villages absorbed over centuries of growth.

From the Georgian terraces of the New Town to the seaside promenade at Portobello, the leafy avenues of Morningside to the waterfront regeneration at Granton, each part of Edinburgh has its own character and community.

The city is a centre for finance, technology, higher education and the arts - the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and the city's universities attract students and researchers from across the globe.

Edinburgh's transport network includes a tram line, an extensive bus system, two mainline railway stations and an international airport, connecting its neighbourhoods to each other and to the rest of Scotland and beyond.