Front garden to tarmac driveway in Leominster

How much should I budget in Leominster?

Local guide rates for Leominster (the West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£60–£95 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,300–£2,100
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,000–£3,150
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,700–£4,300

As a 2026 guide in Leominster, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Leominster

Leominster at a glance. We cover Leominster by grouping surveys with nearby Herefordshire jobs; Hereford is 12 miles away.

Postcodes: HR6
Area: Herefordshire
Nearest towns: Hereford (12 miles), Ledbury (19 miles), Ross-on-Wye (23 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Leominster: Hereford, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye.

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.

Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
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

How it is built

Rules that apply in Leominster

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.

Leominster: common questions

What approvals apply in Leominster?

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 Leominster?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Leominster, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,100. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you work in my part of Leominster?

We cover Leominster including HR6, and nearby Hereford, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye.

Also in Leominster

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