Front garden to tarmac driveway in Fleet

What does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Fleet?

Local guide rates for Fleet (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 Fleet, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,950–£4,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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

How it is built

Rules that apply in Fleet

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.

Fleet: the local details

The key facts for Fleet. Fleet sits 36 miles from Southampton, within our regular Hampshire cover.

Postcodes: GU51, GU52, RG27, RG29
Area: Hampshire
Nearest towns: Farnborough (3 miles), Aldershot (4 miles), Yateley (4 miles), Sandhurst (5 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Fleet: Farnborough, Aldershot, Yateley, Sandhurst, Farnham.

Your questions answered

Are there planning or highway rules in Fleet?

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 does a front garden driveway conversion take in Fleet?

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

Do you cover all of Fleet?

We cover Fleet including GU51, GU52, RG27, RG29, and nearby Farnborough, Aldershot, Yateley.

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

As a 2026 guide in Fleet, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,950–£4,700. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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