Permeable tarmac driveways in Stretford

How much should I budget in Stretford?

Guide prices below are for Stretford, adjusted for the North West, where surfacing rates run about 3% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Porous asphalt drive on a permeable stone base	£78–£121 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,550–£4,000
Example: 50 m² drive	£3,900–£6,050
Example: 80 m² drive	£6,200–£9,700

As a 2026 guide in Stretford, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £78–£121 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,550–£4,000. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Stretford: the local details

What applies in Stretford. Stretford is 4 miles from Manchester, and we survey there as part of Greater Manchester cover.

Postcodes: M32, M21
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Urmston (2 miles), Sale (2 miles), Eccles (2 miles), Salford (3 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Urmston, Sale, Eccles, Salford, Swinton.

How it is built

Rules that apply in Stretford

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 the price covers

A permeable tarmac drive uses porous asphalt, a mix with fewer fine particles so water passes through the gaps, laid on an open-graded stone base that stores the rain and lets it soak into the ground.

Geotextile separating layer on the formation
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

Stretford: common questions

How long will the work take at my Stretford property?

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

Is the survey in Stretford free?

Yes for new surfacing such as drives, paths, private roads and car parks. Small repairs are often priced from photos; if a visit is needed for a repair-only job, we tell you any charge first.

Are there planning or highway rules in Stretford?

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 permeable tarmac driveway in Stretford?

As a 2026 guide in Stretford, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £78–£121 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,550–£4,000. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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