Front garden to tarmac driveway in Royston

What does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Royston?

For Royston, we apply the East of England rate, about 5% 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	£63–£100 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,400–£2,200
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,100–£3,300
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,850–£4,500

As a 2026 guide in Royston, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £63–£100 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,850–£4,500. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What we do on 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
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
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Where we work in and around Royston

Royston at a glance. We cover Royston by grouping surveys with nearby Hertfordshire jobs; Watford is 31 miles away.

Postcodes: SG8
Area: Hertfordshire
Nearest towns: Letchworth Garden City (10 miles), Biggleswade (11 miles), Saffron Walden (11 miles), Stevenage (13 miles)
Pricing: East of England, about 5% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Royston: Letchworth Garden City, Biggleswade, Saffron Walden, Stevenage, Hitchin.

How it is built

Planning and kerb rules for Royston

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.

Royston: common questions

Which Royston postcodes do you cover?

We cover Royston including SG8, and nearby Letchworth Garden City, Biggleswade, Saffron Walden.

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Royston?

Yes for new surfacing such as drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; if a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge first.

How long will the work take at my Royston property?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Royston, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £63–£100 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,850–£4,500. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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