Front garden to tarmac driveway in Birmingham

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Birmingham

Local guide rates for Birmingham (the West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint):

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 Birmingham, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What is included in a front garden driveway conversion?

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
Water directed to a border, soakaway or channel
A planted strip kept where it helps drainage and looks

The build-up we price

Planning and kerb rules for Birmingham

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.

Birmingham: the local details

What applies in Birmingham. Birmingham is one of the bigger places we cover in the West Midlands, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: B3, B4, B1, B2, B5, B19, B18, B15
Area: West Midlands
Nearest towns: Smethwick (3 miles), West Bromwich (5 miles), Shirley (6 miles), Halesowen (7 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Smethwick, West Bromwich, Shirley, Halesowen, Solihull.

Birmingham: common questions

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

As a 2026 guide in Birmingham, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £60–£95 per m² including VAT, so a 20 m² drive is roughly £1,300–£2,100. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you cover all of Birmingham?

We cover Birmingham including B3, B4, B1, B2, B5, B19, and nearby Smethwick, West Bromwich, Shirley.

How long will the work take at my Birmingham property?

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

Is the survey in Birmingham free?

Yes for new surfacing such as drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; if a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge first.

More we do in Birmingham

Tell us what you have in mind for Birmingham and we'll book a survey and put the specification in writing.