Front garden to tarmac driveway in Irlam

How much should I budget in Irlam?

These Irlam guide prices reflect rates in the North West, 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 Irlam, 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.

Irlam: the local details

The key facts for Irlam. Irlam is covered on our Greater Manchester rounds, 8 miles from Manchester.

Postcodes: M44, M31, WA13
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Urmston (3 miles), Sale (4 miles), Stretford (4 miles), Eccles (5 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Irlam: Urmston, Sale, Stretford, Eccles, Altrincham.

Planning and kerb rules for Irlam

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).

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
Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel

How it is built

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Irlam

Do you cover all of Irlam?

We cover Irlam including M44, M31, WA13, and nearby Urmston, Sale, Stretford.

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

As a 2026 guide in Irlam, 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. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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

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 long will the work take at my Irlam property?

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

Other work in Irlam

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