Front garden to tarmac driveway in Maltby

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Maltby

Guide prices below are for Maltby, adjusted for Yorkshire and the Humber, where surfacing rates run about 4% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£58–£91 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,250–£2,000
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,900–£3,000
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,600–£4,100

As a 2026 guide in Maltby, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£91 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,600–£4,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Maltby: the local details

The key facts for Maltby. Maltby is covered on our South Yorkshire rounds, 11 miles from Sheffield.

Postcodes: S66, DN11
Area: South Yorkshire
Nearest towns: Dinnington (3 miles), Conisbrough (5 miles), Rotherham (7 miles), Mexborough (7 miles)
Pricing: Yorkshire and the Humber, about 4% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Dinnington, Conisbrough, Rotherham, Mexborough, Rawmarsh.

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
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel

Rules that apply in Maltby

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).

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Maltby

Do you cover all of Maltby?

We cover Maltby including S66, DN11, and nearby Dinnington, Conisbrough, Rotherham.

Is the survey in Maltby 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.

What approvals apply in Maltby?

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).

Front garden driveway conversion cost in Maltby: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Maltby, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£91 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,600–£4,100. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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