Car park surfacing in Selkirk

How much should I budget in Selkirk?

Local guide rates for Selkirk (Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide 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 Selkirk, 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.

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
Excavation and disposal
Surface course, about 30–40 mm
Kerbs, gullies, channels and connections
Bay lines, hatching and arrows

Covering Selkirk

Survey cover and pricing for Selkirk. Smaller towns such as Selkirk are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in the Scottish Borders.

Postcodes: TD7
Area: Scottish Borders
Nearest towns: Galashiels (5 miles), Hawick (9 miles), Peebles (15 miles), Kelso (16 miles)
Pricing: Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint

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

Selkirk: common questions

How long will the work take at my Selkirk property?

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

Which Selkirk postcodes do you cover?

We cover Selkirk including TD7, and nearby Galashiels, Hawick, Peebles.

What approvals apply in Selkirk?

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 is the price of car park surfacing in Selkirk?

As a 2026 guide in Selkirk, 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.

Also in Selkirk

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