Tarmac driveways and surfacing in Ipswich

What we do in Ipswich

Ipswich is one of the bigger places we cover in Suffolk, so survey slots come round regularly.

We also offer dropped kerbs and vehicle crossings, front garden to tarmac driveway, line marking and speed humps, farm tracks and rural access, tar and chip driveways, car park and yard repairs, red tarmac driveways, tarmac driveway repairs, drainage for tarmac drives, private and access road surfacing, car park surfacing.

Rules in Ipswich

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).

Guide prices for Ipswich

Worked examples at Ipswich rates, before edging and drainage:

• 150 m² private road resurface (ex VAT): about £3,800–£6,600.
• A 160 m² tar and chip drive works out at roughly £7,200–£11,950.
• 55 m² new tarmac drive: about £3,450–£5,500.

Ipswich at a glance

Close to Ipswich:

• Harwich 10 mi
• Felixstowe 11 mi
• Stowmarket 11 mi
• Sudbury 18 mi
• Bury St Edmunds 23 mi

Ipswich: questions