Front garden to tarmac driveway in Burnham-on-Sea

How much should I budget in Burnham-on-Sea?

Guide prices below are for Burnham-on-Sea, adjusted for the South West, where surfacing rates run about 3% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£62–£98 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,350–£2,150
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,050–£3,250
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,800–£4,400

As a 2026 guide in Burnham-on-Sea, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £62–£98 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,800–£4,400. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What the price covers

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
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

Where we work in and around Burnham-on-Sea

What applies in Burnham-on-Sea. Burnham-on-Sea is covered on our Somerset rounds, 29 miles from Bath.

Postcodes: TA8, TA9
Area: Somerset
Nearest towns: Weston-super-Mare (7 miles), Bridgwater (8 miles), Clevedon (15 miles), Taunton (16 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Burnham-on-Sea: Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater, Clevedon, Taunton, Nailsea.

Layer by layer

Do I need permission in Burnham-on-Sea?

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.

Burnham-on-Sea: common questions

How much does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Burnham-on-Sea?

As a 2026 guide in Burnham-on-Sea, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £62–£98 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,800–£4,400. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you cover all of Burnham-on-Sea?

We cover Burnham-on-Sea including TA8, TA9, and nearby Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater, Clevedon.

What approvals apply in Burnham-on-Sea?

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).

How long will the work take at my Burnham-on-Sea property?

Usually 2–4 working days, after the kerb approval. We book Burnham-on-Sea surveys alongside other jobs in Somerset, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

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