Permeable tarmac driveways in Braunstone

Permeable tarmac driveway prices in Braunstone

Local guide rates for Braunstone (the East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Porous asphalt drive on a permeable stone base	£78–£122 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,600–£4,050
Example: 50 m² drive	£3,900–£6,100
Example: 80 m² drive	£6,250–£9,800

As a 2026 guide in Braunstone, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £78–£122 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £6,250–£9,800. 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.

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

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Where we work in and around Braunstone

Braunstone at a glance. Smaller towns such as Braunstone are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Leicestershire.

Postcodes: LE3, LE19, LE6
Area: Leicestershire
Nearest towns: Leicester (2 miles), Oadby (4 miles), Wigston (4 miles), Earl Shilton (6 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Leicester, Oadby, Wigston, Earl Shilton, Mountsorrel.

Do I need permission in Braunstone?

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).

Braunstone: common questions

Do you cover all of Braunstone?

We cover Braunstone including LE3, LE19, LE6, and nearby Leicester, Oadby, Wigston.

How quickly can work start in Braunstone?

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

What approvals apply in Braunstone?

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).

Permeable tarmac driveway cost in Braunstone: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Braunstone, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £78–£122 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £6,250–£9,800. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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