Front garden to tarmac driveway in Greenock

How much should I budget in Greenock?

Guide prices below are for Greenock, adjusted for Scotland, 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 Greenock, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £59–£93 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,050. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

The build-up we price

Covering Greenock

What applies in Greenock. Greenock sits 15 miles from Paisley, within our regular Renfrewshire and Inverclyde cover.

Postcodes: PA15
Area: Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Nearest towns: Gourock (2 miles), Port Glasgow (3 miles), Helensburgh (4 miles), Dunoon (6 miles)
Pricing: Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

The same service is available in Gourock, Port Glasgow, Helensburgh, Dunoon, Vale of Leven.

Do I need permission in Greenock?

In Scotland, a hard surface between the house and a road is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a porous area within the property, whatever its size. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the council as roads authority approves it before any work on the footway.

What we do on a front garden driveway conversion

Turning a lawn or front garden into off-road parking: dig, base, tarmac, kerb crossing and planting.

Check the space: length, width and gate posts for a car
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

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Greenock

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

As a 2026 guide in Greenock, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £59–£93 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,050. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do I need permission for a front garden driveway conversion in Greenock?

In Scotland, a hard surface between the house and a road is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a porous area within the property, whatever its size. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as roads authority.

How long will the work take at my Greenock property?

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

Do you work in my part of Greenock?

We cover Greenock including PA15, and nearby Gourock, Port Glasgow, Helensburgh.

More we do in Greenock

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Greenock? Call, WhatsApp or use the form, and we'll talk it through.