Front garden to tarmac driveway in Telford

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Telford

Local guide rates for Telford (the West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£60–£95 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,300–£2,100
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,000–£3,150
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,700–£4,300

As a 2026 guide in Telford, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Where we work in and around Telford

Survey cover and pricing for Telford. As one of the larger towns in Shropshire, Telford sees regular survey visits.

Postcodes: TF3, TF4, TF2, TF7, TF8, TF12
Area: Shropshire
Nearest towns: Hadley (2 miles), Wellington (3 miles), Ryton (6 miles), Newport (Shropshire) (7 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Telford: Hadley, Wellington, Ryton, Newport (Shropshire), Shrewsbury.

Rules that apply in Telford

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. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

What is included in 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

How it is built

Your questions answered

Is the survey in Telford free?

Yes for new surfacing such as drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; if a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge first.

How quickly can work start in Telford?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Telford, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,100. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Telford postcodes do you cover?

We cover Telford including TF3, TF4, TF2, TF7, TF8, TF12, and nearby Hadley, Wellington, Ryton.

More we do in Telford

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