Front garden to tarmac driveway in Redhill

How much should I budget in Redhill?

Guide prices below are for Redhill, adjusted for the South East, where surfacing rates run 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 Redhill, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,450–£2,300. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Redhill: the local details

The key facts for Redhill. We reach Redhill on our Surrey survey days; Woking is 18 miles away.

Postcodes: RH1
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: Reigate (2 miles), Horley (5 miles), Caterham (5 miles), Coulsdon (6 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Reigate, Horley, Caterham, Coulsdon, Banstead.

Rules that apply in Redhill

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).

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
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint

Redhill: common questions

How long will the work take at my Redhill property?

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

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

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).

What is the price of a front garden driveway conversion in Redhill?

As a 2026 guide in Redhill, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £66–£105 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,450–£2,300. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Redhill postcodes do you cover?

We cover Redhill including RH1, and nearby Reigate, Horley, Caterham.

Other work in Redhill

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