Front garden to tarmac driveway in Wokingham

How much should I budget in Wokingham?

Guide prices below are for Wokingham, 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 Wokingham, 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.

Covering Wokingham

Wokingham at a glance. We reach Wokingham on our Berkshire survey days; Reading is 7 miles away.

Postcodes: RG40, RG41
Area: Berkshire
Nearest towns: Crowthorne (3 miles), Bracknell (4 miles), Earley (4 miles), Yateley (5 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Crowthorne, Bracknell, Earley, Yateley, Sandhurst.

What we do on a front garden driveway conversion

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
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel

Rules that apply in Wokingham

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.

Wokingham: common questions

Do you cover all of Wokingham?

We cover Wokingham including RG40, RG41, and nearby Crowthorne, Bracknell, Earley.

Are there planning or highway rules in Wokingham?

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).

What is the price of a front garden driveway conversion in Wokingham?

As a 2026 guide in Wokingham, 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.

How long will the work take at my Wokingham property?

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

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