Tarmac driveways and surfacing in Canterbury
From a single pothole to a new drive or a small car park, here is what we offer in Canterbury and how it is priced.
Services in Canterbury
Canterbury is 24 miles from Maidstone, and we survey there as part of Kent cover.
| Service | Guide price |
|---|---|
| New tarmac driveways | £66–£105 per m² inc VAT |
| Dropped kerbs and vehicle crossings | £1,100–£3,300 per job inc VAT |
| Tar and chip driveways | £50–£82 per m² inc VAT |
| Private and access road surfacing | £50–£88 per m² ex VAT |
| Edging and kerbs for tarmac | £28–£61 per metre inc VAT |
| Front garden to tarmac driveway | £66–£105 per m² inc VAT |
| Tarmac paths and footpaths | £61–£99 per m² inc VAT |
Also in Canterbury: car park and yard repairs, farm tracks and rural access, tarmac driveway repairs, car park resurfacing, tarmac driveway resurfacing, yards and forecourts, line marking and speed humps, drainage for tarmac drives, red tarmac driveways, car park surfacing, permeable tarmac driveways.
Covering Canterbury
- Postcodes
- CT1, CT2, CT4, CT3
- Area
- Kent
- Nearest towns
- Whitstable (6 miles), Herne Bay (7 miles), Faversham (9 miles), Ashford (Kent) (13 miles)
- Pricing
- South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Nearby towns we also cover:
What jobs cost in Canterbury
Worked examples at Canterbury rates, before edging and drainage:
- Allow about £3,500–£5,500 for a 40 m² porous asphalt drive.
- Red tarmac drive, 65 m²: around £5,350–£8,200.
- Tarmac garden path, 26 m²: around £1,750–£2,850.
Approvals in Canterbury
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).
Canterbury: questions
Do I need planning permission for a drive in Canterbury?
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.
Is the survey in Canterbury 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 you do commercial work in Canterbury?
Yes: small car parks, yards, private roads, repairs and lining, priced excluding VAT.
Which postcodes in Canterbury do you cover?
CT1, CT2, CT4, CT3.
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