Permeable tarmac driveways in Morden

Permeable tarmac driveway prices in Morden

For Morden, we apply the London rate, about 20% above our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Porous asphalt drive on a permeable stone base	£96–£150 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£3,150–£4,950
Example: 50 m² drive	£4,800–£7,500
Example: 80 m² drive	£7,700–£12,000

As a 2026 guide in Morden, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £96–£150 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £4,800–£7,500. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What is included in a permeable tarmac driveway?

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

Ground check: how fast does the soil drain?
Open-graded permeable sub-base, often Type 3 or 4/20 stone
Porous asphalt binder and surface courses
Overflow to a soakaway or border on slow-draining ground
Edge restraint that does not block the flow

Morden: the local details

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

Postcodes: SM4
Area: Greater London
Nearest towns: Mitcham (1 mile), Wimbledon (2 miles), Carshalton (2 miles), Sutton (3 miles)
Pricing: London, about 20% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Mitcham, Wimbledon, Carshalton, Sutton, Streatham.

How it is built

Rules that apply in Morden

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. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Your questions answered

What approvals apply in Morden?

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 Morden property?

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

What is the price of a permeable tarmac driveway in Morden?

As a 2026 guide in Morden, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £96–£150 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £4,800–£7,500. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Morden postcodes do you cover?

We cover Morden including SM4, and nearby Mitcham, Wimbledon, Carshalton.

Other work in Morden

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