Front garden to tarmac driveway in Salisbury

Front garden driveway conversion prices in Salisbury

For Salisbury, we apply the South West rate, about 3% above our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£62–£98 per m²
Example: 20 m² drive	£1,350–£2,150
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,050–£3,250
Example: 45 m² drive	£2,800–£4,400

As a 2026 guide in Salisbury, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £62–£98 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,050–£3,250. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Rules that apply in Salisbury

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. 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 Salisbury

The key facts for Salisbury. We reach Salisbury on our Wiltshire survey days; Swindon is 34 miles away.

Postcodes: SP1, SP2, SP5
Area: Wiltshire
Nearest towns: Warminster (19 miles), Devizes (21 miles), Westbury (21 miles), Trowbridge (25 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Salisbury: Warminster, Devizes, Westbury, Trowbridge.

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

Salisbury: common questions

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

As a 2026 guide in Salisbury, front garden driveway conversion work runs at about £62–£98 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,050–£3,250. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How long will the work take at my Salisbury property?

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

What approvals apply in Salisbury?

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 Salisbury postcodes do you cover?

We cover Salisbury including SP1, SP2, SP5, and nearby Warminster, Devizes, Westbury.

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