Car park surfacing in Shirley

How much should I budget in Shirley?

Guide prices below are for Shirley, adjusted for the West Midlands, where surfacing rates run 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 Shirley, 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.

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.

Excavation and disposal
Dense binder course, about 60 mm
Surface course, about 30–40 mm
Kerbs, gullies, channels and connections
Bay lines, hatching and arrows

Where we work in and around Shirley

Shirley at a glance. Shirley is 6 miles from Birmingham, and we survey there as part of West Midlands cover.

Postcodes: B28, B27, B14, B47, B13, B38
Area: West Midlands
Nearest towns: Solihull (2 miles), Birmingham (6 miles), Smethwick (8 miles), Redditch (9 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint

Close to Shirley: Solihull, Birmingham, Smethwick, Redditch, Halesowen.

Planning and kerb rules for Shirley

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.

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Your questions answered

Do I need permission for car park surfacing in Shirley?

Is the survey in Shirley 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.

How long will the work take at my Shirley property?

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

Do you work in my part of Shirley?

We cover Shirley including B28, B27, B14, B47, B13, B38, and nearby Solihull, Birmingham, Smethwick.

Also in Shirley

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