Permeable tarmac driveways in Holyhead

How much should I budget in Holyhead?

Local guide rates for Holyhead (Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Porous asphalt drive on a permeable stone base	£76–£119 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,500–£3,900
Example: 50 m² drive	£3,800–£5,950
Example: 80 m² drive	£6,100–£9,500

As a 2026 guide in Holyhead, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £76–£119 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,800–£5,950. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Do I need permission in Holyhead?

In Wales, a new hard surface in front of a house is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a permeable area within the property; repairing or replacing up to 5 m² of existing hardstanding is allowed without meeting that condition. Separately, since January 2019, construction covering 100 m² or more that affects drainage generally needs approval from the council's SuDS Approving Body (SAB) before work starts, even where planning permission is not needed. Larger drives, shared surfaces and car parks often reach that threshold. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the council as highway authority.

Holyhead: the local details

What applies in Holyhead. We cover Holyhead by grouping surveys with nearby Gwynedd jobs; Bangor, Gwynedd is 21 miles away.

Postcodes: LL65
Area: Gwynedd
Nearest towns: Caernarfon (19 miles), Bangor (Gwynedd) (21 miles)
Pricing: Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

We also cover nearby Caernarfon, Bangor (Gwynedd).

What we do on a permeable tarmac driveway

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.

Dig out deeper than a standard drive to fit the storage layer
Geotextile separating layer on the formation
Open-graded permeable sub-base, often Type 3 or 4/20 stone
Overflow to a soakaway or border on slow-draining ground
Edge restraint that does not block the flow

Holyhead: common questions

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

As a 2026 guide in Holyhead, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £76–£119 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,800–£5,950. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you work in my part of Holyhead?

We cover Holyhead including LL65, and nearby Caernarfon, Bangor (Gwynedd).

Is the survey in Holyhead 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 Holyhead?

In Wales, new front hardstanding should be porous or drain to a permeable area within the property, and work covering 100 m² or more with drainage effects usually needs SAB approval first. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as highway authority.

Other work in Holyhead

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