Front garden to tarmac driveway in Royton

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Royton

These Royton 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 Royton, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£92 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £1,900–£3,050. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Royton: the local details

Survey cover and pricing for Royton. Smaller towns such as Royton are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Greater Manchester.

Postcodes: OL2
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Chadderton (2 miles), Oldham (2 miles), Middleton (3 miles), Rochdale (4 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Chadderton, Oldham, Middleton, Rochdale, Heywood.

What we do on a front garden driveway conversion

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
Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Planning and kerb rules for Royton

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. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the highway authority (the county or unitary council) approves it before any work on the footway.

How it is built

Royton: common questions

Is the survey in Royton 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.

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

As a 2026 guide in Royton, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£92 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £1,900–£3,050. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How quickly can work start in Royton?

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

Do you cover all of Royton?

We cover Royton including OL2, and nearby Chadderton, Oldham, Middleton.

More we do in Royton

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