Front garden to tarmac driveway in Renfrew

How much should I budget in Renfrew?

Guide prices below are for Renfrew, 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 Renfrew, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £59–£93 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,650–£4,200. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Planning and kerb rules for Renfrew

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. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the council as roads authority.

The build-up we price

Where we work in and around Renfrew

What applies in Renfrew. Renfrew is covered on our Renfrewshire and Inverclyde rounds, 3 miles from Paisley.

Postcodes: PA4, G14, G52
Area: Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Nearest towns: Clydebank (2 miles), Erskine (3 miles), Paisley (3 miles), Bearsden (4 miles)
Pricing: Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

We also cover nearby Clydebank, Erskine, Paisley, Bearsden, Barrhead.

Renfrew: common questions

How quickly can work start in Renfrew?

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

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

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.

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

As a 2026 guide in Renfrew, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £59–£93 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,650–£4,200. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Renfrew postcodes do you cover?

We cover Renfrew including PA4, G14, G52, and nearby Clydebank, Erskine, Paisley.

Other work in Renfrew

Send us a postcode, a rough size and a photo or two, and we'll come back with survey dates for Renfrew.