Tarmac driveways and surfacing in Falmouth
From a single pothole to a new drive or a small car park, here is what we offer in Falmouth and how it is priced.
What we do in Falmouth
Falmouth sits 9 miles from Redruth, within our regular Cornwall cover.
| Service | Guide price |
|---|---|
| New tarmac driveways | £62–£98 per m² inc VAT |
| Line marking and speed humps | £50–£120 per bay ex VAT |
| Car park and yard repairs | £150–£410 each ex VAT |
| Edging and kerbs for tarmac | £26–£57 per metre inc VAT |
| Car park resurfacing | £21–£36 per m² ex VAT |
| Permeable tarmac driveways | £82–£129 per m² inc VAT |
| Red tarmac driveways | £77–£118 per m² inc VAT |
Other work here: tar and chip driveways, dropped kerbs and vehicle crossings, private and access road surfacing, car park surfacing, tarmac paths and footpaths, farm tracks and rural access, yards and forecourts, front garden to tarmac driveway, drainage for tarmac drives, tarmac driveway resurfacing, tarmac driveway repairs.
Covering Falmouth
- Postcodes
- TR11, TR10
- Area
- Cornwall
- Nearest towns
- Truro (8 miles), Redruth (9 miles), Camborne (11 miles), Newquay (18 miles)
- Pricing
- South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Towns near Falmouth:
What jobs cost in Falmouth
Some typical jobs priced for Falmouth:
- A 26 m² tarmac garden path works out at roughly £1,600–£2,650.
- Allow about £5,250–£8,300 for an 85 m² new tarmac drive.
- 25 m² tarmac overlay: about £710–£1,250.
Approvals in Falmouth
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).
Falmouth: questions
How far is Falmouth from Redruth?
About 9 miles.
Which postcodes in Falmouth do you cover?
TR11, TR10.
Do I need planning permission for a drive in Falmouth?
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.
How much is a tarmac drive in Falmouth?
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