Front garden to tarmac driveway in Tredegar

How much should I budget in Tredegar?

For Tredegar, we apply the Welsh rate, about 5% 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	£57–£90 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,250–£2,000
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,900–£3,000
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,550–£4,050

As a 2026 guide in Tredegar, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £57–£90 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,250–£2,000. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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

Covering Tredegar

Tredegar at a glance. Smaller towns such as Tredegar are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Gwent.

Postcodes: NP22
Area: Gwent
Nearest towns: Ebbw Vale (2 miles), Brynmawr (3 miles), Abertillery (6 miles), Merthyr Tydfil (6 miles)
Pricing: Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

Nearby, we work in Ebbw Vale, Brynmawr, Abertillery, Merthyr Tydfil, Bargoed.

Planning and kerb rules for Tredegar

In Wales, a new hard surface in front of a house is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a permeable area within the property; repairing or replacing up to 5 m² of existing hardstanding is allowed without meeting that condition. Separately, since January 2019, construction covering 100 m² or more that affects drainage generally needs approval from the council's SuDS Approving Body (SAB) before work starts, even where planning permission is not needed. Larger drives, shared surfaces and car parks often reach that threshold. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the council as highway authority.

How it is built

Your questions answered

Is the survey in Tredegar 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 is the price of a front garden driveway conversion in Tredegar?

As a 2026 guide in Tredegar, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £57–£90 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,250–£2,000. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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

In Wales, new front hardstanding should be porous or drain to a permeable area within the property, and work covering 100 m² or more with drainage effects usually needs SAB approval first. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as highway authority.

Do you work in my part of Tredegar?

We cover Tredegar including NP22, and nearby Ebbw Vale, Brynmawr, Abertillery.

Also in Tredegar

Tell us what you have in mind for Tredegar and we'll book a survey and put the specification in writing.