Tarmac driveways and surfacing in Sutton
From a single pothole to a new drive or a small car park, here is what we offer in Sutton and how it is priced.
Services in Sutton
Sutton is one of the bigger places we cover in Greater London, so survey slots come round regularly.
| Service | Guide price |
|---|---|
| New tarmac driveways | £72–£114 per m² inc VAT |
| Farm tracks and rural access | £36–£66 per m² ex VAT |
| Front garden to tarmac driveway | £72–£114 per m² inc VAT |
| Car park resurfacing | £24–£42 per m² ex VAT |
| Permeable tarmac driveways | £96–£150 per m² inc VAT |
| Car park and yard repairs | £180–£480 each ex VAT |
| Red tarmac driveways | £90–£138 per m² inc VAT |
Other work here: line marking and speed humps, tarmac driveway repairs, dropped kerbs and vehicle crossings, edging and kerbs for tarmac, tarmac paths and footpaths, tar and chip driveways, private and access road surfacing, tarmac driveway resurfacing, drainage for tarmac drives, yards and forecourts, car park surfacing.
What jobs cost in Sutton
Example guide prices for Sutton:
- 26 m² tarmac garden path: about £1,900–£3,100.
- A 220 m² private road resurface (ex VAT) works out at roughly £5,800–£10,050.
- A 120 m² tar and chip drive works out at roughly £6,500–£10,800.
Sutton at a glance
- Postcodes
- SM2, SM3
- Area
- Greater London
- Nearest towns
- Carshalton (2 miles), Banstead (2 miles), Ewell (2 miles), Coulsdon (3 miles)
- Pricing
- London, about 20% above our UK midpoint
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Approvals in Sutton
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).
Sutton: questions
Do I need planning permission for a drive in Sutton?
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.
Which postcodes in Sutton do you cover?
SM2, SM3.
Do you do commercial work in Sutton?
Yes: small car parks, yards, private roads, repairs and lining, priced excluding VAT.
How much is a tarmac drive in Sutton?
As a 2026 guide, about £72–£114 per m² inc VAT; a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,600–£5,700 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