Permeable tarmac driveways in Sandown

How much should I budget in Sandown?

For Sandown, we apply the South East rate, including a travel and haulage allowance because work here is by arrangement. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Porous asphalt drive on a permeable stone base	£97–£151 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£3,200–£5,000
Example: 50 m² drive	£4,850–£7,550
Example: 80 m² drive	£7,750–£12,100

As a 2026 guide in Sandown, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £97–£151 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £7,750–£12,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Sandown

Survey cover and pricing for Sandown. Work in Sandown is by arrangement. Hot material has further to travel, so we group jobs and tell you about any travel cost first.

Postcodes: PO36, PO37, PO35, PO38
Area: Isle of Wight
Nearest towns: Ryde (5 miles), Newport (Isle of Wight) (7 miles), Cowes (10 miles)
Pricing: South East rates plus a travel allowance (by arrangement)
Cover: By arrangement
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Ryde, Newport (Isle of Wight), Cowes.

Planning and kerb rules for Sandown

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).

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?
Dig out deeper than a standard drive to fit the storage layer
Porous asphalt binder and surface courses
Overflow to a soakaway or border on slow-draining ground
Edge restraint that does not block the flow

Sandown: common questions

Is the survey in Sandown free?

Sandown is covered by arrangement. We confirm any travel cost before booking the survey.

What approvals apply in Sandown?

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 Sandown?

As a 2026 guide in Sandown, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £97–£151 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £7,750–£12,100. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How long does a permeable tarmac driveway take in Sandown?

Usually 3–5 working days. We book Sandown surveys alongside other jobs on the Isle of Wight, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

More we do in Sandown

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