Car park surfacing in Lichfield
Car park surfacing around Lichfield starts with what the surface carries: cars only, vans, bin lorries or HGVs. That sets the depth, and the depth sets the price.
What does car park surfacing cost in Lichfield?
Local guide rates for Lichfield (the West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint):
| Item | Guide price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| New car park or yard: dig-out, 200–300 mm sub-base, binder and surface course | £50–£85 per m² (£60–£102 inc VAT) |
| Example: 200 m² car park | £10,000–£17,000 (£12,000–£20,400 inc VAT) |
| Example: 400 m² car park | £20,000–£34,000 (£24,000–£40,800 inc VAT) |
| Example: 800 m² car park | £36,800–£62,550 (£44,150–£75,050 inc VAT) |
As a 2026 guide in Lichfield, car park surfacing work runs at about £50–£85 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £10,000–£17,000. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.
Do I need permission in Lichfield?
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 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
- Dense binder course, about 60 mm
- Kerbs, gullies, channels and connections
Where we work in and around Lichfield
Survey cover and pricing for Lichfield. Lichfield is 27 miles from Stoke-on-Trent, and we survey there as part of Staffordshire cover.
- Postcodes
- WS13, WS14
- Area
- Staffordshire
- Nearest towns
- Burntwood (4 miles), Tamworth (6 miles), Aldridge (7 miles), Rugeley (7 miles)
- Pricing
- West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
We also cover nearby Burntwood, Tamworth, Aldridge, Rugeley, Great Wyrley.
Layer by layer
Your questions answered
How quickly can work start in Lichfield?
Often 1–2 weeks for a small car park, depending on drainage. We book Lichfield surveys alongside other jobs in Staffordshire, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.
How much does car park surfacing cost in Lichfield?
As a 2026 guide in Lichfield, car park surfacing work runs at about £50–£85 per m² excluding VAT, so a 200 m² car park is roughly £10,000–£17,000. Drainage, kerbs and lining are itemised separately.
Do you cover all of Lichfield?
We cover Lichfield including WS13, WS14, and nearby Burntwood, Tamworth, Aldridge.
What approvals apply in Lichfield?
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 Lichfield
- Permeable tarmac driveways
- Car park and yard repairs
- Tarmac driveway resurfacing
- Private and access road surfacing
- New tarmac driveways
- Car park resurfacing
- Everything in Lichfield
Send us a postcode, a rough size and a photo or two, and we'll come back with survey dates for Lichfield.
Car park surfacing in Lichfield: 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