Front garden to tarmac driveway in Hyde

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Hyde

Guide prices below are for Hyde, 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 Hyde, 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.

Where we work in and around Hyde

What applies in Hyde. Hyde is 7 miles from Manchester, and we survey there as part of Greater Manchester cover.

Postcodes: SK14
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Denton (2 miles), Dukinfield (2 miles), Stalybridge (2 miles), Ashton-under-Lyne (3 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Hyde: Denton, Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bredbury.

Rules that apply in Hyde

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).

Layer by layer

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

Your questions answered

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

As a 2026 guide in Hyde, 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 Hyde?

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 Hyde?

We cover Hyde including SK14, and nearby Denton, Dukinfield, Stalybridge.

How long will the work take at my Hyde property?

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

Also in Hyde

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