Car parks and roads · Cornwall

Car park surfacing in Saltash

Commercial surfacing in Saltash has to fit around opening hours, deliveries and residents. We plan car park surfacing jobs in phases and agree working times before booking.

SALTASH GUIDE£52–£88 per m² ex VAT
Small car park with new asphalt and white bay lines beside a community building, typical of car park surfacing work

How much should I budget in Saltash?

For Saltash, we apply the South West rate, about 3% above our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

ItemGuide price (ex VAT)
New car park or yard: dig-out, 200–300 mm sub-base, binder and surface course£52–£88 per m² (£62–£106 inc VAT)
Example: 200 m² car park£10,300–£17,500 (£12,350–£21,000 inc VAT)
Example: 400 m² car park£20,600–£35,000 (£24,700–£42,000 inc VAT)
Example: 800 m² car park£37,900–£64,450 (£45,500–£77,350 inc VAT)

As a 2026 guide in Saltash, car park surfacing work runs at about £52–£88 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £10,300–£17,500. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Saltash

Householder permitted development covers houses only. Car parks, yards, flats and business premises follow normal planning rules: resurfacing an existing area on the same footprint is generally fine, while a new car park, a change of use or new drainage may need permission. Check with the planning authority before any new hard area.

Saltash: the local details

What applies in Saltash. Smaller towns such as Saltash are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Cornwall.

Postcodes
PL12, PL5, PL11
Area
Cornwall
Nearest towns
Plymouth (4 miles), Plymstock (7 miles), Bodmin (22 miles), St Austell (25 miles)
Pricing
South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint

Nearby, we work in Plymouth, Plymstock, Bodmin, St Austell.

How it is built

Surface course30–40 mm AC 10 or AC 6 denseBinder courseabout 60 mm AC 20Sub-base200–300 mm Type 1, design to suit groundDrainagegullies, channels or permeable designINDICATIVE CROSS-SECTION · NOT TO SCALE

What is included in car park surfacing?

New small car parks built properly: deeper sub-base, dense binder and surface course, kerbs, drainage and lining.

  • Site survey: ground, levels, drainage outfall, access for plant
  • Layout drawn: bays, aisles, accessible bays and pedestrian routes
  • Excavation and disposal
  • Sub-base about 200–300 mm, subject to ground assessment
  • Surface course, about 30–40 mm

Saltash: common questions

Do I need permission for car park surfacing in Saltash?

Householder permitted development covers houses only. Car parks, yards, flats and business premises follow normal planning rules: resurfacing an existing area on the same footprint is generally fine, while a new car park, a change of use or new drainage may need permission. Check with the planning authority before any new hard area.

How long will the work take at my Saltash property?

Often 1–2 weeks for a small car park, depending on drainage. We book Saltash surveys alongside other jobs in Cornwall, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Car park surfacing cost in Saltash: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Saltash, car park surfacing work runs at about £52–£88 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £10,300–£17,500. Drainage, kerbs and lining are itemised separately.

Which Saltash postcodes do you cover?

We cover Saltash including PL12, PL5, PL11, and nearby Plymouth, Plymstock, Bodmin.

Other work in Saltash

Tell us what you have in mind for Saltash and we'll book a survey and put the specification in writing.

Free survey for new surfacing

Car park surfacing in Saltash: get a written 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
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