Permeable tarmac driveways in Long Eaton

Permeable tarmac driveway prices in Long Eaton

Guide prices below are for Long Eaton, adjusted for the East Midlands, where surfacing rates run about 2% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Porous asphalt drive on a permeable stone base	£78–£122 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,600–£4,050
Example: 50 m² drive	£3,900–£6,100
Example: 80 m² drive	£6,250–£9,800

As a 2026 guide in Long Eaton, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £78–£122 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,600–£4,050. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Layer by layer

Planning and kerb rules for Long Eaton

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.

Covering Long Eaton

What applies in Long Eaton. We reach Long Eaton on our Derbyshire survey days; Derby is 9 miles away.

Postcodes: NG10, NG9, DE72, DE74
Area: Derbyshire
Nearest towns: Ilkeston (5 miles), Nottingham (6 miles), West Bridgford (6 miles), Eastwood (7 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Long Eaton: Ilkeston, Nottingham, West Bridgford, Eastwood, Heanor.

What the price covers

Open-graded porous asphalt on a deep permeable stone base, so rain soaks through on site.

Ground check: how fast does the soil drain?
Geotextile separating layer on the formation
Open-graded permeable sub-base, often Type 3 or 4/20 stone
Porous asphalt binder and surface courses
Edge restraint that does not block the flow

Long Eaton: common questions

Permeable tarmac driveway cost in Long Eaton: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Long Eaton, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £78–£122 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,600–£4,050. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How long will the work take at my Long Eaton property?

Usually 3–5 working days. We book Long Eaton surveys alongside other jobs in Derbyshire, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Do I need permission for a permeable tarmac driveway in Long Eaton?

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).

Do you cover all of Long Eaton?

We cover Long Eaton including NG10, NG9, DE72, DE74, and nearby Ilkeston, Nottingham, West Bridgford.

Other work in Long Eaton

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