Front garden to tarmac driveway in Llantrisant

How much should I budget in Llantrisant?

These Llantrisant guide prices reflect rates in Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£57–£90 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,250–£2,000
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,900–£3,000
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,550–£4,050

As a 2026 guide in Llantrisant, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £57–£90 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,550–£4,050. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

How it is built

Do I need permission in Llantrisant?

In Wales, a new hard surface in front of a house is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a permeable area within the property; repairing or replacing up to 5 m² of existing hardstanding is allowed without meeting that condition. Separately, since January 2019, construction covering 100 m² or more that affects drainage generally needs approval from the council's SuDS Approving Body (SAB) before work starts, even where planning permission is not needed. Larger drives, shared surfaces and car parks often reach that threshold. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the council as highway authority.

Where we work in and around Llantrisant

Llantrisant at a glance. Llantrisant is covered on our Mid Glamorgan rounds, 9 miles from Rhondda.

Postcodes: CF72, CF38
Area: Mid Glamorgan
Nearest towns: Tonyrefail (4 miles), Pontypridd (4 miles), Pencoed (6 miles), Tonypandy (7 miles)
Pricing: Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

Nearby, we work in Tonyrefail, Pontypridd, Pencoed, Tonypandy, Caerphilly.

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

Your questions answered

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

As a 2026 guide in Llantrisant, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £57–£90 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,550–£4,050. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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

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

Are there planning or highway rules in Llantrisant?

In Wales, new front hardstanding should be porous or drain to a permeable area within the property, and work covering 100 m² or more with drainage effects usually needs SAB approval first. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as highway authority.

Which Llantrisant postcodes do you cover?

We cover Llantrisant including CF72, CF38, and nearby Tonyrefail, Pontypridd, Pencoed.

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