Car parks and roads · East Sussex

Car park surfacing in Peacehaven

Car park surfacing around Peacehaven starts with what the surface carries: cars only, vans, bin lorries or HGVs. That sets the depth, and the depth sets the price.

PEACEHAVEN GUIDE£55–£94 per m² ex VAT
Small car park with new asphalt and white bay lines beside a community building, typical of car park surfacing work

What does car park surfacing cost in Peacehaven?

For Peacehaven, we apply the South East rate, about 10% 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£55–£94 per m² (£66–£113 inc VAT)
Example: 200 m² car park£11,000–£18,700 (£13,200–£22,450 inc VAT)
Example: 400 m² car park£22,000–£37,400 (£26,400–£44,900 inc VAT)
Example: 800 m² car park£40,500–£68,800 (£48,600–£82,550 inc VAT)

As a 2026 guide in Peacehaven, car park surfacing work runs at about £55–£94 per m² excluding VAT, so a 800 m² car park is roughly £40,500–£68,800. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Peacehaven

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.

What the price covers

Car park surfacing for a new site means building a pavement for repeated vehicle traffic: excavation, a deeper compacted sub-base, a dense asphalt binder course and a surface course, with kerbs, drainage and lining.

  • Site survey: ground, levels, drainage outfall, access for plant
  • Layout drawn: bays, aisles, accessible bays and pedestrian routes
  • Sub-base about 200–300 mm, subject to ground assessment
  • Dense binder course, about 60 mm
  • Kerbs, gullies, channels and connections

Layer by layer

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

Covering Peacehaven

Survey cover and pricing for Peacehaven. Smaller towns such as Peacehaven are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in East Sussex.

Postcodes
BN10, BN9
Area
East Sussex
Nearest towns
Rottingdean (3 miles), Seaford (5 miles), Lewes (6 miles), Brighton (6 miles)
Pricing
South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint

We also cover nearby Rottingdean, Seaford, Lewes, Brighton, Hove.

Your questions answered

Are there planning or highway rules in Peacehaven?

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 Peacehaven property?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Peacehaven, car park surfacing work runs at about £55–£94 per m² excluding VAT, so a 800 m² car park is roughly £40,500–£68,800. Drainage, kerbs and lining are itemised separately.

Do you cover all of Peacehaven?

We cover Peacehaven including BN10, BN9, and nearby Rottingdean, Seaford, Lewes.

Other work in Peacehaven

Questions about car park surfacing jobs in Peacehaven? Call, WhatsApp or use the form, and we'll talk it through.

Free survey for new surfacing

Car park surfacing in Peacehaven: 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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