Agree about the wildlife comment - my front garden has a cherry tree, shrubs, bulbs etc and I get bees, birds and lots of other wildlife visiting it.

I understand that people do want driveways (on the days I have to park half a mile down the road with children and bags of shopping I sometimes wish I had one too). But at least they should be built with some planted areas to either side, to allow rainwater to drain away and to give some benefit to wildlife.