Permeable tarmac driveways in Stafford

What does a permeable tarmac driveway cost in Stafford?

Local guide rates for Stafford (the West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Porous asphalt drive on a permeable stone base	£80–£125 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,650–£4,100
Example: 50 m² drive	£4,000–£6,250
Example: 80 m² drive	£6,400–£10,000

As a 2026 guide in Stafford, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £80–£125 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £4,000–£6,250. 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

Covering Stafford

Stafford at a glance. We reach Stafford on our Staffordshire survey days; Stoke-on-Trent is 14 miles away.

Postcodes: ST16, ST17, ST18
Area: Staffordshire
Nearest towns: Rugeley (8 miles), Cannock (9 miles), Great Wyrley (11 miles), Newport (Shropshire) (11 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Stafford: Rugeley, Cannock, Great Wyrley, Newport (Shropshire), Burntwood.

Rules that apply in Stafford

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).

How it is built

Your questions answered

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

As a 2026 guide in Stafford, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £80–£125 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £4,000–£6,250. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do I need permission for a permeable tarmac driveway in Stafford?

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).

Which Stafford postcodes do you cover?

We cover Stafford including ST16, ST17, ST18, and nearby Rugeley, Cannock, Great Wyrley.

Is the survey in Stafford 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.

Also in Stafford

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