Front garden to tarmac driveway in Dungannon

How much should I budget in Dungannon?

For Dungannon, we apply the Northern Ireland rate, about 12% below our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

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 Dungannon, 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.

Layer by layer

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
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Rules that apply in Dungannon

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.

Where we work in and around Dungannon

The key facts for Dungannon. Smaller towns such as Dungannon are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in County Tyrone.

Postcodes: BT70
Area: County Tyrone
Nearest towns: Coalisland (4 miles), Cookstown (10 miles), Armagh (11 miles), Omagh (22 miles)
Pricing: Northern Ireland, about 12% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: DfI Roads

The same service is available in Coalisland, Cookstown, Armagh, Omagh.

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Dungannon

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

As a 2026 guide in Dungannon, 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.

How long will the work take at my Dungannon property?

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

What approvals apply in Dungannon?

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.

Which Dungannon postcodes do you cover?

We cover Dungannon including BT70, and nearby Coalisland, Cookstown, Armagh.

Other work in Dungannon

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