Tarmac driveways and surfacing in Ware

What we do in Ware

Ware is covered on our Hertfordshire rounds, 19 miles from Watford.

Other work here: farm tracks and rural access, tar and chip driveways, tarmac paths and footpaths, red tarmac driveways, car park resurfacing, private and access road surfacing, car park surfacing, permeable tarmac driveways, tarmac driveway resurfacing, front garden to tarmac driveway, edging and kerbs for tarmac.

Typical prices in Ware

Worked examples at Ware rates, before edging and drainage:

• Tarmac overlay, 25 m²: around £720–£1,300.
• A 26 m² tarmac garden path works out at roughly £1,650–£2,700.
• A 160 m² tar and chip drive works out at roughly £7,200–£11,950.

Planning and kerbs in Ware

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).

Ware at a glance

Nearby towns we also cover:

• Hertford 2 mi
• Hoddesdon 3 mi
• Harlow 6 mi
• Cheshunt 8 mi
• Welwyn Garden City 8 mi
• Waltham Abbey 9 mi

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