Front garden to tarmac driveway in Biddulph

What does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Biddulph?

Local guide rates for Biddulph (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 Biddulph, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,000–£3,150. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Biddulph

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).

Layer by layer

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
Highway authority dropped kerb application guided or handled for you
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Biddulph: the local details

Survey cover and pricing for Biddulph. Biddulph is covered on our Staffordshire rounds, 8 miles from Stoke-on-Trent.

Postcodes: ST8
Area: Staffordshire
Nearest towns: Kidsgrove (3 miles), Congleton (4 miles), Leek (6 miles), Stoke-on-Trent (8 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Kidsgrove, Congleton, Leek, Stoke-on-Trent, Sandbach.

Biddulph: common questions

Is the survey in Biddulph 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 is the price of a front garden driveway conversion in Biddulph?

As a 2026 guide in Biddulph, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,000–£3,150. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do I need permission for a front garden driveway conversion in Biddulph?

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).

Which Biddulph postcodes do you cover?

We cover Biddulph including ST8, and nearby Kidsgrove, Congleton, Leek.

Other work in Biddulph

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