Front garden to tarmac driveway in Keighley

How much should I budget in Keighley?

Guide prices below are for Keighley, adjusted for Yorkshire and the Humber, where surfacing rates run about 4% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£58–£91 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,250–£2,000
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,900–£3,000
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,600–£4,100

As a 2026 guide in Keighley, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£91 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,600–£4,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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Covering Keighley

The key facts for Keighley. We reach Keighley on our West Yorkshire survey days; Leeds is 15 miles away.

Postcodes: BD21, BD22, BD20
Area: West Yorkshire
Nearest towns: Bingley (3 miles), Baildon (5 miles), Shipley (6 miles), Guiseley (8 miles)
Pricing: Yorkshire and the Humber, about 4% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Bingley, Baildon, Shipley, Guiseley, Bradford.

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
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

Planning and kerb rules for Keighley

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. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Keighley: common questions

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

As a 2026 guide in Keighley, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £58–£91 per m² including VAT, so a 45 m² drive is roughly £2,600–£4,100. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How quickly can work start in Keighley?

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

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

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).

Which Keighley postcodes do you cover?

We cover Keighley including BD21, BD22, BD20, and nearby Bingley, Baildon, Shipley.

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