Front garden to tarmac driveway in Farnborough

How much should I budget in Farnborough?

For Farnborough, we apply the South East rate, about 10% above 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	£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 Farnborough, 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.

Rules that apply in Farnborough

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).

What is included in 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

Covering Farnborough

The key facts for Farnborough. Farnborough is 39 miles from Southampton, and we survey there as part of Hampshire cover.

Postcodes: GU14, GU16
Area: Hampshire
Nearest towns: Camberley (3 miles), Aldershot (3 miles), Fleet (3 miles), Sandhurst (4 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Camberley, Aldershot, Fleet, Sandhurst, Yateley.

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Farnborough

How quickly can work start in Farnborough?

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

What approvals apply in Farnborough?

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).

Can I get a free survey in Farnborough?

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.

Do you cover all of Farnborough?

We cover Farnborough including GU14, GU16, and nearby Camberley, Aldershot, Fleet.

Other work in Farnborough

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