Front garden to tarmac driveway in Witney

How much should I budget in Witney?

Guide prices below are for Witney, adjusted for the South East, where surfacing rates run about 10% above our UK midpoint.

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 Witney, 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.

Rules that apply in Witney

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.

Layer by layer

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
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Witney: the local details

Survey cover and pricing for Witney. We cover Witney by grouping surveys with nearby Oxfordshire jobs; Oxford is 10 miles away.

Postcodes: OX28, OX29
Area: Oxfordshire
Nearest towns: Carterton (5 miles), Oxford (10 miles), Abingdon (12 miles), Didcot (16 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Carterton, Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, Bicester.

Witney: common questions

What approvals apply in Witney?

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 Witney?

We cover Witney including OX28, OX29, and nearby Carterton, Oxford, Abingdon.

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

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Witney, 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.

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