Front garden to tarmac driveway in Llandaff

How much should I budget in Llandaff?

Local guide rates for Llandaff (Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£57–£90 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,250–£2,000
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,900–£3,000
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,550–£4,050

As a 2026 guide in Llandaff, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £57–£90 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £1,900–£3,000. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Llandaff: the local details

Survey cover and pricing for Llandaff. Smaller towns such as Llandaff are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in South Glamorgan.

Postcodes: CF5, CF14, CF15
Area: South Glamorgan
Nearest towns: Cardiff (2 miles), Dinas Powys (4 miles), Penarth (4 miles), Caerphilly (6 miles)
Pricing: Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

We also cover nearby Cardiff, Dinas Powys, Penarth, Caerphilly, Barry.

Planning and kerb rules for Llandaff

In Wales, a new hard surface in front of a house is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a permeable area within the property; repairing or replacing up to 5 m² of existing hardstanding is allowed without meeting that condition. Separately, since January 2019, construction covering 100 m² or more that affects drainage generally needs approval from the council's SuDS Approving Body (SAB) before work starts, even where planning permission is not needed. Larger drives, shared surfaces and car parks often reach that threshold. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the council as highway authority approves it before any work on the footway.

The build-up we 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
Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel

Your questions answered

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Llandaff?

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 much does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Llandaff?

As a 2026 guide in Llandaff, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £57–£90 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £1,900–£3,000. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Llandaff postcodes do you cover?

We cover Llandaff including CF5, CF14, CF15, and nearby Cardiff, Dinas Powys, Penarth.

What approvals apply in Llandaff?

In Wales, new front hardstanding should be porous or drain to a permeable area within the property, and work covering 100 m² or more with drainage effects usually needs SAB approval first. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as highway authority.

Other work in Llandaff

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