Front garden to tarmac driveway in Romsey

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Romsey

Guide prices below are for Romsey, adjusted for the South East, where surfacing rates run 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 Romsey, 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.

Romsey: the local details

The key facts for Romsey. Romsey is covered on our Hampshire rounds, 7 miles from Southampton.

Postcodes: SO51, SO52
Area: Hampshire
Nearest towns: Totton (5 miles), Eastleigh (7 miles), Southampton (7 miles), Bishopstoke (8 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Romsey: Totton, Eastleigh, Southampton, Bishopstoke, Winchester.

Do I need permission in Romsey?

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 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
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

The build-up we price

Your questions answered

What is the price of a front garden driveway conversion in Romsey?

As a 2026 guide in Romsey, 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.

How long will the work take at my Romsey property?

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

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

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 Romsey postcodes do you cover?

We cover Romsey including SO51, SO52, and nearby Totton, Eastleigh, Southampton.

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