Front garden to tarmac driveway in Lytham St Annes

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Lytham St Annes

For Lytham St Annes, we apply the North West rate, about 3% below 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	£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 Lytham St Annes, 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 the price covers

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
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel

How it is built

Lytham St Annes: the local details

Lytham St Annes at a glance. Lytham St Annes is 12 miles from Preston, and we survey there as part of Lancashire cover.

Postcodes: FY8
Area: Lancashire
Nearest towns: Blackpool (6 miles), Poulton-le-Fylde (6 miles), Southport (7 miles), Thornton-Cleveleys (9 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Lytham St Annes: Blackpool, Poulton-le-Fylde, Southport, Thornton-Cleveleys, Cleveleys.

Rules that apply in Lytham St Annes

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.

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Lytham St Annes

How long will the work take at my Lytham St Annes property?

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

Do I need permission for a front garden driveway conversion in Lytham St Annes?

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).

Is the survey in Lytham St Annes free?

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.

Which Lytham St Annes postcodes do you cover?

We cover Lytham St Annes including FY8, and nearby Blackpool, Poulton-le-Fylde, Southport.

Other work in Lytham St Annes

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