Front garden to tarmac driveway in Atherton

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Atherton

Guide prices below are for Atherton, adjusted for the North West, where surfacing rates run about 3% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£58–£92 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,300–£2,050
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,900–£3,050
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,600–£4,150

As a 2026 guide in Atherton, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£92 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,600–£4,150. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Atherton

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. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Covering Atherton

Survey cover and pricing for Atherton. Atherton is covered on our Greater Manchester rounds, 11 miles from Manchester.

Postcodes: M46
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Tyldesley (1 mile), Westhoughton (2 miles), Leigh (2 miles), Hindley (4 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Atherton: Tyldesley, Westhoughton, Leigh, Hindley, Walkden.

The build-up we price

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
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Atherton: common questions

How much does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Atherton?

As a 2026 guide in Atherton, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£92 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,600–£4,150. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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

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).

How quickly can work start in Atherton?

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

Which Atherton postcodes do you cover?

We cover Atherton including M46, and nearby Tyldesley, Westhoughton, Leigh.

Other work in Atherton

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