Car park surfacing in Herne Bay

What does car park surfacing cost in Herne Bay?

Guide prices below are for Herne Bay, adjusted for the South East, where surfacing rates run about 10% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide 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 Herne Bay, 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.

Where we work in and around Herne Bay

Herne Bay at a glance. Herne Bay is covered on our Kent rounds, 27 miles from Maidstone.

Postcodes: CT6
Area: Kent
Nearest towns: Whitstable (5 miles), Canterbury (7 miles), Faversham (11 miles), Margate (11 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint

Nearby, we work in Whitstable, Canterbury, Faversham, Margate, Ramsgate.

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
Sub-base about 200–300 mm, subject to ground assessment
Surface course, about 30–40 mm
Kerbs, gullies, channels and connections
Bay lines, hatching and arrows

The build-up we price

Questions about car park surfacing jobs in Herne Bay

How quickly can work start in Herne Bay?

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

Do you cover all of Herne Bay?

We cover Herne Bay including CT6, and nearby Whitstable, Canterbury, Faversham.

Car park surfacing cost in Herne Bay: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Herne Bay, 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.

Are there planning or highway rules in Herne Bay?

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.

Also in Herne Bay

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