Front garden to tarmac driveway in Burnley

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Burnley

Local guide rates for Burnley (the North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£58–£92 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,300–£2,050
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,900–£3,050
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,600–£4,150

As a 2026 guide in Burnley, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£92 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £1,900–£3,050. 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
Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Where we work in and around Burnley

The key facts for Burnley. We cover Burnley as part of our regular Lancashire rounds.

Postcodes: BB10, BB11, BB12
Area: Lancashire
Nearest towns: Nelson (3 miles), Colne (5 miles), Accrington (6 miles), Rawtenstall (7 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Burnley: Nelson, Colne, Accrington, Rawtenstall, Haslingden.

How it is built

Planning and kerb rules for Burnley

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.

Burnley: common questions

Do you work in my part of Burnley?

We cover Burnley including BB10, BB11, BB12, and nearby Nelson, Colne, Accrington.

Front garden driveway conversion cost in Burnley: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Burnley, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£92 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £1,900–£3,050. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How quickly can work start in Burnley?

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

What approvals apply in Burnley?

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).

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