Tarmac driveways and surfacing in Bodmin
Every tarmac job we quote in Bodmin lists the layers, edging, drainage and VAT before you agree anything.
What we do in Bodmin
We cover Bodmin by grouping surveys with nearby Cornwall jobs; Redruth is 28 miles away.
| Service | Guide price |
|---|---|
| New tarmac driveways | £62–£98 per m² inc VAT |
| Line marking and speed humps | £50–£120 per bay ex VAT |
| Red tarmac driveways | £77–£118 per m² inc VAT |
| Farm tracks and rural access | £31–£57 per m² ex VAT |
| Tarmac driveway repairs | £150–£410 each inc VAT |
| Front garden to tarmac driveway | £62–£98 per m² inc VAT |
| Tar and chip driveways | £46–£77 per m² inc VAT |
Also in Bodmin: car park and yard repairs, tarmac paths and footpaths, dropped kerbs and vehicle crossings, edging and kerbs for tarmac, private and access road surfacing, permeable tarmac driveways, drainage for tarmac drives, car park resurfacing, tarmac driveway resurfacing, yards and forecourts, car park surfacing.
Bodmin at a glance
- Postcodes
- PL31, PL30, PL22
- Area
- Cornwall
- Nearest towns
- St Austell (9 miles), Newquay (16 miles), Truro (20 miles), Saltash (22 miles)
- Pricing
- South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Nearby towns we also cover:
Guide prices for Bodmin
What common jobs come to in Bodmin:
- Allow about £1,000–£1,650 for a 15 m² tarmac garden path.
- Private road resurface (ex VAT), 300 m²: around £6,800–£11,750.
- A 320 m² car park resurface (ex VAT) works out at roughly £6,600–£11,550.
Planning and kerbs in Bodmin
In England, householder permitted development (Class F of the 2015 General Permitted Development Order) lets you lay a hard surface in front of a house without planning permission if it is porous, or if the rainwater is directed to a permeable area within the property. If the area is more than 5 m² and neither applies, you need permission. Standard dense tarmac is not porous, so a dense tarmac drive needs a lawn, border, channel to a soakaway or other permeable route for its water. Dropped kerbs are approved by the highway authority (the county or unitary council).
Bodmin: questions
Which postcodes in Bodmin do you cover?
PL31, PL30, PL22.
Do I need planning permission for a drive in Bodmin?
In England, a new hard surface over 5 m² in front of a house needs planning permission unless it is porous or drains to a lawn, border or soakaway within the property.
Do you do commercial work in Bodmin?
Yes: small car parks, yards, private roads, repairs and lining, priced excluding VAT.
How much is a tarmac drive in Bodmin?
As a 2026 guide, about £62–£98 per m² inc VAT; a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,100–£4,900 before edging and drainage.
Get a written tarmac quote
Send a postcode and a rough size and we'll arrange a survey. Every quote lists the layers, edging, drainage and VAT.
- Surface courseDEPTH + MIX
- Binder courseDEPTH + MIX
- Sub-baseDEPTH + MATERIAL
- Edges, drainage, VATITEMISED