Edging and kerbs for tarmac in Bristol

How much does tarmac driveway edging cost in Bristol?

Rates in Bristol follow the South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Kerb or block-paved edging	£26–£57 per metre

Towns we cover in Bristol

Bristol

Postcode areas: BS.

What is included?

Edge restraint is a solid line of kerbs, blocks or setts bedded and haunched in concrete along the sides of a tarmac surface, so the material cannot spread sideways or break away when wheels run near the edge.

Line and level set out
Trench dug for the kerb and its concrete bed
Kerbs, blocks or setts bedded on concrete
Concrete haunch on the back of the edge
Tarmac finished tight to the edge
Drop kerbs or flush details at gates and lawns

Rules in Bristol

Repairs, paths and edging work rarely need planning permission. In England, householder permitted development (Class F of the 2015 General Permitted Development Order) lets you lay a hard surface in front of a house without planning permission if it is porous, or if the rainwater is directed to a permeable area within the property. If the area is more than 5 m² and neither applies, you need permission. Standard dense tarmac is not porous, so a dense tarmac drive needs a lawn, border, channel to a soakaway or other permeable route for its water.

How it is built