Front garden to tarmac driveway in Weston-super-Mare

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Weston-super-Mare

Local guide rates for Weston-super-Mare (the South West, 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 Weston-super-Mare, 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

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
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Covering Weston-super-Mare

The key facts for Weston-super-Mare. Weston-super-Mare is one of the bigger places we cover in Somerset, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: BS23, BS22, BS24, BS29
Area: Somerset
Nearest towns: Burnham-on-Sea (7 miles), Clevedon (8 miles), Nailsea (11 miles), Portishead (13 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Burnham-on-Sea, Clevedon, Nailsea, Portishead, Bridgwater.

Layer by layer

Rules that apply in Weston-super-Mare

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.

Your questions answered

Do I need permission for a front garden driveway conversion in Weston-super-Mare?

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).

Do you work in my part of Weston-super-Mare?

We cover Weston-super-Mare including BS23, BS22, BS24, BS29, and nearby Burnham-on-Sea, Clevedon, Nailsea.

What is the price of a front garden driveway conversion in Weston-super-Mare?

As a 2026 guide in Weston-super-Mare, 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.

How quickly can work start in Weston-super-Mare?

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

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