Front garden to tarmac driveway in Haslemere

How much should I budget in Haslemere?

These Haslemere guide prices reflect rates in the South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£66–£105 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,450–£2,300
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,200–£3,450
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,950–£4,700

As a 2026 guide in Haslemere, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,950–£4,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What we do on 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
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel

Planning and kerb rules for Haslemere

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

Covering Haslemere

Survey cover and pricing for Haslemere. Haslemere is covered on our Surrey rounds, 17 miles from Woking.

Postcodes: GU27, GU26
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: Bordon (7 miles), Godalming (8 miles), Farnham (9 miles), Aldershot (11 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Bordon, Godalming, Farnham, Aldershot, Guildford.

Your questions answered

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

As a 2026 guide in Haslemere, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,950–£4,700. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Haslemere postcodes do you cover?

We cover Haslemere including GU27, GU26, and nearby Bordon, Godalming, Farnham.

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

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 long will the work take at my Haslemere property?

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

Other work in Haslemere

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