New tarmac driveways in Bramhall

What does a new tarmac driveway cost in Bramhall?

Local guide rates for Bramhall (the North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
New black tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£58–£92 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£1,900–£3,050
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,900–£4,600
Example: 80 m² drive	£4,650–£7,350

As a 2026 guide in Bramhall, new tarmac driveway work runs at about £58–£92 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,900–£4,600. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What the price covers

Full dig-out, compacted stone sub-base, binder course and a fine surface course, edged and drained.

Break out and remove the old surface and spoil
Dig to formation level, usually around 230–250 mm below finished height
Concrete-haunched kerbs or a block-paved border as edge restraint
Binder course (AC 20 dense), about 50–60 mm, laid hot and rolled
Surface course (AC 6 dense), about 20–30 mm, laid hot and rolled

Where we work in and around Bramhall

What applies in Bramhall. Smaller towns such as Bramhall are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Greater Manchester.

Postcodes: SK7
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Cheadle Hulme (2 miles), Hazel Grove (3 miles), Wilmslow (3 miles), Stockport (4 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Bramhall: Cheadle Hulme, Hazel Grove, Wilmslow, Stockport, Bredbury.

Planning and kerb rules for Bramhall

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.

The build-up we price

Your questions answered

What approvals apply in Bramhall?

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).

What is the price of a new tarmac driveway in Bramhall?

As a 2026 guide in Bramhall, new tarmac driveway work runs at about £58–£92 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,900–£4,600. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How long will the work take at my Bramhall property?

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

Which Bramhall postcodes do you cover?

We cover Bramhall including SK7, and nearby Cheadle Hulme, Hazel Grove, Wilmslow.

Other work in Bramhall

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