Permeable tarmac driveways in Kettering

Permeable tarmac driveway prices in Kettering

For Kettering, we apply the East Midlands rate, about 2% below 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	£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 Kettering, 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.

Kettering: the local details

What applies in Kettering. Kettering sits 12 miles from Northampton, within our regular Northamptonshire cover.

Postcodes: NN16, NN14, NN15
Area: Northamptonshire
Nearest towns: Wellingborough (7 miles), Corby (7 miles), Rushden (9 miles), Market Harborough (10 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Kettering: Wellingborough, Corby, Rushden, Market Harborough, Northampton.

What is included in 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
Porous asphalt binder and surface courses
Edge restraint that does not block the flow

Do I need permission in Kettering?

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. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Kettering: common questions

Do you work in my part of Kettering?

We cover Kettering including NN16, NN14, NN15, and nearby Wellingborough, Corby, Rushden.

What approvals apply in Kettering?

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).

Is the survey in Kettering 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.

How long does a permeable tarmac driveway take in Kettering?

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

Other work in Kettering

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