Car parks and roads · Kent

Car park surfacing in Maidstone

We work with managing agents, landlords, schools, surgeries and businesses on car park surfacing jobs around Maidstone, phasing the work so sites can keep operating.

MAIDSTONE 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 Maidstone?

For Maidstone, 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 Maidstone, car park surfacing work runs at about £55–£94 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £11,000–£18,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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
  • Excavation and disposal
  • Dense binder course, about 60 mm
  • Kerbs, gullies, channels and connections
  • Bay lines, hatching and arrows

Rules that apply in Maidstone

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 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

Covering Maidstone

Survey cover and pricing for Maidstone. Maidstone is one of the bigger places we cover in Kent, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes
ME16, ME15, ME14, ME20, ME17, ME18, ME19
Area
Kent
Nearest towns
Chatham (8 miles), Rochester (8 miles), Gillingham (9 miles), Strood (9 miles)
Pricing
South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint

Nearby, we work in Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham, Strood, Sittingbourne.

Your questions answered

Do I need permission for car park surfacing in Maidstone?

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.

Do you work in my part of Maidstone?

We cover Maidstone including ME16, ME15, ME14, ME20, ME17, ME18, and nearby Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham.

How quickly can work start in Maidstone?

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

Is the survey in Maidstone free?

Yes for new surfacing such as drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; if a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge first.

Other work in Maidstone

Send us a postcode, a rough size and a photo or two, and we'll come back with survey dates for Maidstone.

Free survey for new surfacing

Car park surfacing in Maidstone: 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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