Front garden to tarmac driveway in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Across in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde, we cover 11 towns for front garden driveway conversions, including Paisley, Greenock and Newton Mearns.
How much does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde?
Rates in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde follow Scotland, 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 |
Towns we cover in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Postcode areas: G, PA.
What is included?
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
- 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
Rules in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
In Scotland, permitted development allows a hard surface between a house and a road only if it is porous or the water drains to a porous area within the property. Unlike England there is no 5 m² allowance, so it applies to any size. Conservation areas and the grounds of listed buildings have extra restrictions. The council, as roads authority, controls any new or widened access across a footway.
How it is built
Front garden to tarmac driveway in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde: questions
How much does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde?
As a 2026 guide, about £59–£93 per m² inc VAT in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde. The survey confirms a fixed price.
Which towns in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde do you cover?
Paisley, Greenock, Newton Mearns, Renfrew, Barrhead, Johnstone, Erskine, Port Glasgow and more.
How long does a front garden driveway conversion take?
Usually 2–4 working days, after the kerb approval.
How big does my front garden need to be?
Many councils look for about 4.8 m of depth from the house to the boundary for a car, but each authority sets its own standard. We measure and check before you apply.
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Get a written tarmac quote
Send a postcode and a rough size and we'll arrange a survey. Every quote lists the layers, edging, drainage and VAT.
- Surface courseDEPTH + MIX
- Binder courseDEPTH + MIX
- Sub-baseDEPTH + MATERIAL
- Edges, drainage, VATITEMISED