Car parks and roads · Scottish Borders

Car park surfacing in Hawick

Car park surfacing in Hawick is priced from a site survey and a written specification: build-up depths, drainage, kerbs and lining itemised so budgets can be signed off.

HAWICK GUIDE£49–£83 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 Hawick?

These Hawick guide prices reflect rates in Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint.

ItemGuide price (ex VAT)
New car park or yard: dig-out, 200–300 mm sub-base, binder and surface course£49–£83 per m² (£59–£100 inc VAT)
Example: 200 m² car park£9,800–£16,650 (£11,750–£20,000 inc VAT)
Example: 400 m² car park£19,600–£33,300 (£23,500–£39,950 inc VAT)
Example: 800 m² car park£36,050–£61,300 (£43,250–£73,550 inc VAT)

As a 2026 guide in Hawick, car park surfacing work runs at about £49–£83 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £9,800–£16,650. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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 we do on car park surfacing

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
  • Excavation and disposal
  • Sub-base about 200–300 mm, subject to ground assessment
  • Dense binder course, about 60 mm

Rules that apply in Hawick

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.

Where we work in and around Hawick

What applies in Hawick. Smaller towns such as Hawick are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in the Scottish Borders.

Postcodes
TD9
Area
Scottish Borders
Nearest towns
Selkirk (9 miles), Galashiels (13 miles), Kelso (18 miles), Peebles (22 miles)
Pricing
Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint

Nearby, we work in Selkirk, Galashiels, Kelso, Peebles.

Your questions answered

Can I get a free survey in Hawick?

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.

What approvals apply in Hawick?

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.

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

As a 2026 guide in Hawick, car park surfacing work runs at about £49–£83 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £9,800–£16,650. Drainage, kerbs and lining are itemised separately.

How long will the work take at my Hawick property?

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

Other work in Hawick

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

Free survey for new surfacing

Car park surfacing in Hawick: 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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