Front garden to tarmac driveway in Banbury

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Banbury

For Banbury, we apply the South East rate, about 10% above 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	£66–£105 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,450–£2,300
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,200–£3,450
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,950–£4,700

As a 2026 guide in Banbury, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,950–£4,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Banbury: the local details

The key facts for Banbury. Banbury sits 22 miles from Oxford, within our regular Oxfordshire cover.

Postcodes: OX16, OX17, OX15
Area: Oxfordshire
Nearest towns: Bicester (14 miles), Witney (20 miles), Oxford (22 miles), Carterton (24 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Bicester, Witney, Oxford, Carterton.

What is included in 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.

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
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Planning and kerb rules for Banbury

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. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the highway authority (the county or unitary council) approves it before any work on the footway.

Banbury: common questions

What approvals apply in Banbury?

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).

Do you cover all of Banbury?

We cover Banbury including OX16, OX17, OX15, and nearby Bicester, Witney, Oxford.

How quickly can work start in Banbury?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Banbury, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,950–£4,700. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Other work in Banbury

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