Front garden to tarmac driveway in Hayling Island

How much should I budget in Hayling Island?

Local guide rates for Hayling Island (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 Hayling Island, 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.

Hayling Island: the local details

Hayling Island at a glance. We cover Hayling Island by grouping surveys with nearby Hampshire jobs; Southampton is 21 miles away.

Postcodes: PO11
Area: Hampshire
Nearest towns: Emsworth (5 miles), Havant (5 miles), Portsmouth (5 miles), Gosport (7 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Emsworth, Havant, Portsmouth, Gosport, Waterlooville.

Rules that apply in Hayling Island

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. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs 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.

Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Hayling Island: common questions

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

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 Hayling Island postcodes do you cover?

We cover Hayling Island including PO11, and nearby Emsworth, Havant, Portsmouth.

How quickly can work start in Hayling Island?

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

How much does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Hayling Island?

As a 2026 guide in Hayling Island, 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.

Other work in Hayling Island

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