Front garden to tarmac driveway in Woking

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Woking

Guide prices below are for Woking, 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 Woking, 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.

The build-up we 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.

Check the space: length, width and gate posts for a car
Lawn, hedge roots and topsoil removed
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Do I need permission in Woking?

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.

Where we work in and around Woking

The key facts for Woking. Woking is one of the bigger places we cover in Surrey, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: GU22, GU21, GU23, GU24
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: Chertsey (5 miles), Weybridge (6 miles), Guildford (6 miles), Cobham (6 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Chertsey, Weybridge, Guildford, Cobham, Egham.

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Woking

Are there planning or highway rules in Woking?

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 Woking?

We cover Woking including GU22, GU21, GU23, GU24, and nearby Chertsey, Weybridge, Guildford.

Front garden driveway conversion cost in Woking: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Woking, 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.

How long does a front garden driveway conversion take in Woking?

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

Other work in Woking

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