Front garden to tarmac driveway in Newtownards

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Newtownards

These Newtownards guide prices reflect rates in Northern Ireland, about 12% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£53–£84 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,150–£1,850
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,750–£2,750
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,400–£3,750

As a 2026 guide in Newtownards, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £53–£84 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,400–£3,750. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Do I need permission in Newtownards?

In Northern Ireland, the Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 allows a hard surface between the front of a house and a road without permission if it is porous or drains to a porous area within the property, once it exceeds 5 m². Listed buildings and some access changes need permission. Any new or altered vehicle access onto a public road needs approval from DfI Roads, not the council.

What is included in 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
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel

The build-up we price

Where we work in and around Newtownards

What applies in Newtownards. Newtownards is covered on our County Down rounds, 5 miles from Bangor, County Down.

Postcodes: BT23
Area: County Down
Nearest towns: Comber (4 miles), Dundonald (4 miles), Bangor (Down) (5 miles), Holywood (6 miles)
Pricing: Northern Ireland, about 12% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: DfI Roads

Nearby, we work in Comber, Dundonald, Bangor (Down), Holywood, Castlereagh.

Newtownards: common questions

Are there planning or highway rules in Newtownards?

In Northern Ireland, more than 5 m² of hard surface in front of a house should be porous or drain to a porous area within the property; DfI Roads approves dropped kerbs. Dropped kerbs are approved by DfI Roads.

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

As a 2026 guide in Newtownards, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £53–£84 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,400–£3,750. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you work in my part of Newtownards?

We cover Newtownards including BT23, and nearby Comber, Dundonald, Bangor (Down).

How long will the work take at my Newtownards property?

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

Also in Newtownards

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