Permeable tarmac driveways in Hedge End

Permeable tarmac driveway prices in Hedge End

For Hedge End, we apply the South East rate, about 10% 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	£88–£138 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,900–£4,550
Example: 50 m² drive	£4,400–£6,900
Example: 80 m² drive	£7,050–£11,000

As a 2026 guide in Hedge End, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £88–£138 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,900–£4,550. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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

Where we work in and around Hedge End

Hedge End at a glance. Hedge End is covered on our Hampshire rounds, 5 miles from Southampton.

Postcodes: SO30, SO31, SO32
Area: Hampshire
Nearest towns: Bishopstoke (4 miles), Eastleigh (4 miles), Southampton (5 miles), Hythe (6 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Southampton, Hythe, Fareham.

Do I need permission in Hedge End?

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).

Hedge End: common questions

Permeable tarmac driveway cost in Hedge End: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Hedge End, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £88–£138 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £2,900–£4,550. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you cover all of Hedge End?

We cover Hedge End including SO30, SO31, SO32, and nearby Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Southampton.

Can I get a free survey in Hedge End?

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.

How quickly can work start in Hedge End?

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

Also in Hedge End

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