Front garden to tarmac driveway in Earl Shilton

How much should I budget in Earl Shilton?

Guide prices below are for Earl Shilton, adjusted for the East Midlands, 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 Earl Shilton, 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
Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Earl Shilton: the local details

What applies in Earl Shilton. Smaller towns such as Earl Shilton are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Leicestershire.

Postcodes: LE9, CV13
Area: Leicestershire
Nearest towns: Hinckley (4 miles), Braunstone (6 miles), Nuneaton (7 miles), Leicester (9 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Earl Shilton: Hinckley, Braunstone, Nuneaton, Leicester, Bedworth.

Do I need permission in Earl Shilton?

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.

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Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Earl Shilton

Which Earl Shilton postcodes do you cover?

We cover Earl Shilton including LE9, CV13, and nearby Hinckley, Braunstone, Nuneaton.

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

As a 2026 guide in Earl Shilton, 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.

Is the survey in Earl Shilton 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.

What approvals apply in Earl Shilton?

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).

Other work in Earl Shilton

Send us a postcode, a rough size and a photo or two, and we'll come back with survey dates for Earl Shilton.