Front garden to tarmac driveway in Boston

What does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Boston?

Guide prices below are for Boston, 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 Boston, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £59–£93 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,650–£4,200. 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.

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

Where we work in and around Boston

Boston at a glance. Boston is 27 miles from Lincoln, and we survey there as part of Lincolnshire cover.

Postcodes: PE21, PE20, PE22
Area: Lincolnshire
Nearest towns: Spalding (14 miles), Sleaford (16 miles), Skegness (19 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Spalding, Sleaford, Skegness.

Planning and kerb rules for Boston

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. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Boston

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

As a 2026 guide in Boston, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £59–£93 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,650–£4,200. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you work in my part of Boston?

We cover Boston including PE21, PE20, PE22, and nearby Spalding, Sleaford, Skegness.

Are there planning or highway rules in Boston?

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).

How long does a front garden driveway conversion take in Boston?

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

Other work in Boston

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