Front garden to tarmac driveway in Cheadle Hulme

What does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Cheadle Hulme?

For Cheadle Hulme, we apply the North West rate, about 3% 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	£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 Cheadle Hulme, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£92 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,050. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Rules that apply in Cheadle Hulme

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).

Cheadle Hulme: the local details

What applies in Cheadle Hulme. We cover Cheadle Hulme by grouping surveys with nearby Greater Manchester jobs; Manchester is 8 miles away.

Postcodes: SK8, M22
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Bramhall (2 miles), Stockport (3 miles), Hazel Grove (3 miles), Wilmslow (4 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Cheadle Hulme: Bramhall, Stockport, Hazel Grove, Wilmslow, Bredbury.

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.

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
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel

Your questions answered

Is the survey in Cheadle Hulme free?

Yes for new surfacing such as drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; if a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge first.

What approvals apply in Cheadle Hulme?

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 Cheadle Hulme?

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

Which Cheadle Hulme postcodes do you cover?

We cover Cheadle Hulme including SK8, M22, and nearby Bramhall, Stockport, Hazel Grove.

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