Front garden to tarmac driveway in Grantham

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Grantham

Guide prices below are for Grantham, 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 Grantham, 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.

Covering Grantham

The key facts for Grantham. Grantham is 22 miles from Lincoln, and we survey there as part of Lincolnshire cover.

Postcodes: NG31, NG32
Area: Lincolnshire
Nearest towns: Sleaford (11 miles), Stamford (19 miles), Spalding (22 miles), Lincoln (22 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Grantham: Sleaford, Stamford, Spalding, Lincoln.

Planning and kerb rules for Grantham

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.

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.

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
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Layer by layer

Your questions answered

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

As a 2026 guide in Grantham, 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.

How quickly can work start in Grantham?

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

Are there planning or highway rules in Grantham?

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).

Can I get a free survey in Grantham?

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.

Other work in Grantham

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