New tarmac driveways in Canning Town

New tarmac driveway prices in Canning Town

These Canning Town guide prices reflect rates in London, about 20% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£72–£114 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,400–£3,750
Example: 50 m² drive	£3,600–£5,700
Example: 80 m² drive	£5,750–£9,100

As a 2026 guide in Canning Town, new tarmac driveway work runs at about £72–£114 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £5,750–£9,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Canning Town

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.

What we do on a new tarmac driveway

A new tarmac driveway is built from the ground up: the old surface and soil are dug out, a compacted stone sub-base is laid, then a hot binder course and a finer surface course are spread and rolled, and the edges are held by kerbs or blocks.

Break out and remove the old surface and spoil
Geotextile membrane where the ground is soft or clay
Concrete-haunched kerbs or a block-paved border as edge restraint
Binder course (AC 20 dense), about 50–60 mm, laid hot and rolled
Falls set so water runs to a channel, gully or soft landscaping

Covering Canning Town

The key facts for Canning Town. Canning Town is one of the bigger places we cover in Greater London, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: E16, E13
Area: Greater London
Nearest towns: Stratford (2 miles), Bow (2 miles), Greenwich (3 miles), Barking (3 miles)
Pricing: London, about 20% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Stratford, Bow, Greenwich, Barking, Blackheath.

Canning Town: common questions

What is the price of a new tarmac driveway in Canning Town?

As a 2026 guide in Canning Town, new tarmac driveway work runs at about £72–£114 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £5,750–£9,100. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

What approvals apply in Canning Town?

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).

How long will the work take at my Canning Town property?

Usually 2–4 working days for a typical drive, longer with drainage or a dropped kerb. We book Canning Town surveys alongside other jobs in Greater London, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Do you cover all of Canning Town?

We cover Canning Town including E16, E13, and nearby Stratford, Bow, Greenwich.

Other work in Canning Town

Send us a postcode, a rough size and a photo or two, and we'll come back with survey dates for Canning Town.