Tarmac driveways and surfacing in St Austell
We cover St Austell for new tarmac drives, overlays, repairs, paths, car parks and private roads, with guide prices adjusted for the South West.
Popular jobs in St Austell
St Austell is covered on our Cornwall rounds, 21 miles from Redruth.
| Service | Guide price |
|---|---|
| New tarmac driveways | £62–£98 per m² inc VAT |
| Yards and forecourts | £52–£88 per m² ex VAT |
| Tarmac driveway resurfacing | £26–£46 per m² inc VAT |
| Edging and kerbs for tarmac | £26–£57 per metre inc VAT |
| Red tarmac driveways | £77–£118 per m² inc VAT |
| Drainage for tarmac drives | £62–£124 per metre inc VAT |
| Car park resurfacing | £21–£36 per m² ex VAT |
Also in St Austell: dropped kerbs and vehicle crossings, line marking and speed humps, car park and yard repairs, private and access road surfacing, farm tracks and rural access, tar and chip driveways, front garden to tarmac driveway, tarmac driveway repairs, tarmac paths and footpaths, car park surfacing, permeable tarmac driveways.
St Austell at a glance
- Postcodes
- PL25, PL26, PL24
- Area
- Cornwall
- Nearest towns
- Bodmin (9 miles), Truro (13 miles), Newquay (14 miles), Falmouth (18 miles)
- Pricing
- South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Towns near St Austell:
Typical prices in St Austell
Worked examples at St Austell rates, before edging and drainage:
- Tarmac overlay, 40 m²: around £1,050–£1,850.
- 120 m² tar and chip drive: about £5,550–£9,250.
- A 36 m² new tarmac drive works out at roughly £2,200–£3,500.
Approvals in St Austell
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).
St Austell: questions
Do you do commercial work in St Austell?
Yes: small car parks, yards, private roads, repairs and lining, priced excluding VAT.
Which postcodes in St Austell do you cover?
PL25, PL26, PL24.
Is the survey in St Austell free?
Yes, for new surfacing: drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; where a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge before booking. Remote areas are by arrangement.
Do I need planning permission for a drive in St Austell?
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.
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