Front garden to tarmac driveway in Tynemouth

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Tynemouth

Guide prices below are for Tynemouth, adjusted for the North East, where surfacing rates run about 7% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£56–£88 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,250–£1,950
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,850–£2,900
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,500–£4,000

As a 2026 guide in Tynemouth, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £56–£88 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,250–£1,950. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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
Sub-base and two tarmac courses, or porous asphalt
Kerbs or blocks as edge restraint
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

Where we work in and around Tynemouth

What applies in Tynemouth. We reach Tynemouth on our Tyne and Wear survey days; Newcastle upon Tyne is 8 miles away.

Postcodes: NE30
Area: Tyne and Wear
Nearest towns: North Shields (1 mile), South Shields (1 mile), Whitley Bay (2 miles), Jarrow (3 miles)
Pricing: North East, about 7% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby North Shields, South Shields, Whitley Bay, Jarrow, Wallsend.

Rules that apply in Tynemouth

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).

Questions about front garden driveway conversions in Tynemouth

What approvals apply in Tynemouth?

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).

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

As a 2026 guide in Tynemouth, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £56–£88 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,250–£1,950. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Tynemouth postcodes do you cover?

We cover Tynemouth including NE30, and nearby North Shields, South Shields, Whitley Bay.

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

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

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