Tarmac Driveways in Bishops Stortford

What we do in Bishops Stortford

Bishops Stortford sits 28 miles from Watford, within our regular Hertfordshire cover.

Service	Guide price
New tarmac driveways	£63–£100 per m² inc VAT
Yards and forecourts	£52–£89 per m² ex VAT
Private and access road surfacing	£47–£84 per m² ex VAT
Farm tracks and rural access	£32–£58 per m² ex VAT
Edging and kerbs for tarmac	£26–£58 per metre inc VAT
Car park resurfacing	£21–£37 per m² ex VAT
Drainage for tarmac drives	£63–£126 per metre inc VAT

Other work here: car park surfacing, tar and chip driveways, tarmac driveway repairs, line marking and speed humps, front garden to tarmac driveway, car park and yard repairs, permeable tarmac driveways, tarmac paths and footpaths, dropped kerbs and vehicle crossings, red tarmac driveways, tarmac driveway resurfacing.

Bishops Stortford at a glance

Postcodes: CM23, CM24, CM22, SG10, SG11
Area: Hertfordshire
Nearest towns: Harlow (7 miles), Ware (9 miles), Hoddesdon (10 miles), Saffron Walden (11 miles)
Pricing: East of England, about 5% above our UK midpoint

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Approvals in Bishops Stortford

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).

Typical prices in Bishops Stortford

Some typical jobs priced for Bishops Stortford:

Allow about £6,700–£11,750 for a 320 m² car park resurface (ex VAT).
Allow about £1,050–£1,900 for a 40 m² tarmac overlay.
A 450 m² private road resurface (ex VAT) works out at roughly £10,400–£17,950.

Bishops Stortford: questions

How much is a tarmac drive in Bishops Stortford?

As a 2026 guide, about £63–£100 per m² inc VAT; a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,150–£5,000 before edging and drainage.

Do I need planning permission for a drive in Bishops Stortford?

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 Bishops Stortford do you cover?

CM23, CM24, CM22, SG10, SG11.

Do you do commercial work in Bishops Stortford?

Yes: small car parks, yards, private roads, repairs and lining, priced excluding VAT.

Tarmac driveways and surfacing in Bishops Stortford