Front garden to tarmac driveway in Wishaw

How much should I budget in Wishaw?

Guide prices below are for Wishaw, adjusted for Scotland, where surfacing rates run about 2% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£59–£93 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,300–£2,050
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,950–£3,050
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,650–£4,200

As a 2026 guide in Wishaw, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £59–£93 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,050. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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

Planning and kerb rules for Wishaw

In Scotland, a hard surface between the house and a road is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a porous area within the property, whatever its size. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the council as roads authority.

Where we work in and around Wishaw

What applies in Wishaw. Wishaw is 10 miles from East Kilbride, and we survey there as part of Lanarkshire cover.

Postcodes: ML2
Area: Lanarkshire
Nearest towns: Larkhall (3 miles), Motherwell (3 miles), Carluke (4 miles), Hamilton (5 miles)
Pricing: Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

The same service is available in Larkhall, Motherwell, Carluke, Hamilton, Bellshill.

How it is built

Your questions answered

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

As a 2026 guide in Wishaw, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £59–£93 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,050. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Wishaw postcodes do you cover?

We cover Wishaw including ML2, and nearby Larkhall, Motherwell, Carluke.

What approvals apply in Wishaw?

In Scotland, a hard surface between the house and a road is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a porous area within the property, whatever its size. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as roads authority.

How long will the work take at my Wishaw property?

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

Other work in Wishaw

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