Front garden to tarmac driveway in Burntwood

How much should I budget in Burntwood?

Local guide rates for Burntwood (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 Burntwood, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Where we work in and around Burntwood

What applies in Burntwood. Burntwood is covered on our Staffordshire rounds, 25 miles from Stoke-on-Trent.

Postcodes: WS7, WS8
Area: Staffordshire
Nearest towns: Great Wyrley (4 miles), Lichfield (4 miles), Cannock (4 miles), Aldridge (5 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Great Wyrley, Lichfield, Cannock, Aldridge, Bloxwich.

What the price covers

Turning a lawn or front garden into off-road parking: dig, base, tarmac, kerb crossing and planting.

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
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Layer by layer

Do I need permission in Burntwood?

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

Is the survey in Burntwood 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 Burntwood?

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 quickly can work start in Burntwood?

Usually 2–4 working days, after the kerb approval. We book Burntwood surveys alongside other jobs in Staffordshire, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Which Burntwood postcodes do you cover?

We cover Burntwood including WS7, WS8, and nearby Great Wyrley, Lichfield, Cannock.

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