Front garden to tarmac driveway in Tamworth

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Tamworth

For Tamworth, we apply the West Midlands rate, in line with our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

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 Tamworth, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,700–£4,300. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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.

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

Tamworth: the local details

Tamworth at a glance. Tamworth is one of the bigger places we cover in Staffordshire, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: B79, B77, B78
Area: Staffordshire
Nearest towns: Lichfield (6 miles), Sutton Coldfield (7 miles), Aldridge (9 miles), Burntwood (10 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Aldridge, Burntwood, Swadlincote.

Rules that apply in Tamworth

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. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

How it is built

Your questions answered

How quickly can work start in Tamworth?

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

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

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 Tamworth?

We cover Tamworth including B79, B77, B78, and nearby Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Aldridge.

How much does a front garden driveway conversion cost in Tamworth?

As a 2026 guide in Tamworth, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,700–£4,300. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Other work in Tamworth

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