Front garden to tarmac driveway in Yateley

How much should I budget in Yateley?

For Yateley, 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 Yateley, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,450–£2,300. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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Where we work in and around Yateley

What applies in Yateley. Smaller towns such as Yateley are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Hampshire.

Postcodes: GU46
Area: Hampshire
Nearest towns: Sandhurst (2 miles), Crowthorne (2 miles), Camberley (4 miles), Fleet (4 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Sandhurst, Crowthorne, Camberley, Fleet, Farnborough.

Planning and kerb rules for Yateley

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?

Turning a lawn or front garden into off-road parking: dig, base, tarmac, kerb crossing and planting.

Check the space: length, width and gate posts for a car
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Your questions answered

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

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).

Do you cover all of Yateley?

We cover Yateley including GU46, and nearby Sandhurst, Crowthorne, Camberley.

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

As a 2026 guide in Yateley, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,450–£2,300. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How long will the work take at my Yateley property?

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

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