Front garden to tarmac driveway in Crowthorne

What does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Crowthorne?

Guide prices below are for Crowthorne, adjusted for the South East, where surfacing rates run about 10% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£66–£105 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,450–£2,300
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,200–£3,450
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,950–£4,700

As a 2026 guide in Crowthorne, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,950–£4,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Where we work in and around Crowthorne

The key facts for Crowthorne. We cover Crowthorne by grouping surveys with nearby Berkshire jobs; Reading is 10 miles away.

Postcodes: RG45
Area: Berkshire
Nearest towns: Sandhurst (2 miles), Yateley (2 miles), Camberley (3 miles), Wokingham (3 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Sandhurst, Yateley, Camberley, Wokingham, Bracknell.

What the price covers

Turning a lawn or front garden into off-road parking: dig, base, tarmac, kerb crossing and planting.

Check the space: length, width and gate posts for a car
Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Rules that apply in Crowthorne

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. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the highway authority (the county or unitary council) approves it before any work on the footway.

Your questions answered

How long will the work take at my Crowthorne property?

Usually 2–4 working days, after the kerb approval. We book Crowthorne surveys alongside other jobs in Berkshire, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Do you work in my part of Crowthorne?

We cover Crowthorne including RG45, and nearby Sandhurst, Yateley, Camberley.

Front garden driveway conversion cost in Crowthorne: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Crowthorne, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,950–£4,700. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do I need permission for a front garden driveway conversion in Crowthorne?

In England, a new hard surface over 5 m² in front of a house needs planning permission unless it is porous or drains to a lawn, border or soakaway within the property. Dropped kerbs are approved by the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Other work in Crowthorne

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