Front garden to tarmac driveway in Wimborne Minster

How much should I budget in Wimborne Minster?

For Wimborne Minster, we apply the South West rate, about 3% above 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	£62–£98 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,350–£2,150
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,050–£3,250
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,800–£4,400

As a 2026 guide in Wimborne Minster, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £62–£98 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,350–£2,150. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What the price covers

A front garden conversion turns lawn or planting into a parking space: the ground is excavated, a stone sub-base laid, tarmac surfaced on top, and a lowered kerb arranged so a car can cross the pavement legally.

Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
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

The build-up we price

Planning and kerb rules for Wimborne Minster

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. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Covering Wimborne Minster

What applies in Wimborne Minster. Wimborne Minster is covered on our Dorset rounds, 6 miles from Bournemouth.

Postcodes: BH18, BH21, BH11
Area: Dorset
Nearest towns: Ferndown (4 miles), Poole (5 miles), Bournemouth (6 miles), Christchurch (9 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Ferndown, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorchester.

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Wimborne Minster

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

As a 2026 guide in Wimborne Minster, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £62–£98 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,350–£2,150. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Are there planning or highway rules in Wimborne Minster?

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).

Do you work in my part of Wimborne Minster?

We cover Wimborne Minster including BH18, BH21, BH11, and nearby Ferndown, Poole, Bournemouth.

How long does a front garden driveway conversion take in Wimborne Minster?

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

Also in Wimborne Minster

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