Front garden to tarmac driveway in Bordon

How much should I budget in Bordon?

These Bordon guide prices reflect rates in the South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£66–£105 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,450–£2,300
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,200–£3,450
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,950–£4,700

As a 2026 guide in Bordon, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,200–£3,450. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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Rules that apply in Bordon

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.

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
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel

Bordon: the local details

Bordon at a glance. We cover Bordon by grouping surveys with nearby Hampshire jobs; Southampton is 28 miles away.

Postcodes: GU35, GU30, GU33
Area: Hampshire
Nearest towns: Alton (5 miles), Haslemere (7 miles), Farnham (7 miles), Aldershot (10 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Bordon: Alton, Haslemere, Farnham, Aldershot, Fleet.

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Bordon

How long does a front garden driveway conversion take in Bordon?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Bordon, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,200–£3,450. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

What approvals apply in Bordon?

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).

Which Bordon postcodes do you cover?

We cover Bordon including GU35, GU30, GU33, and nearby Alton, Haslemere, Farnham.

More we do in Bordon

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