Permeable tarmac driveways in Staines

Permeable tarmac driveway prices in Staines

Local guide rates for Staines (the South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint):

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 Staines, 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.

Covering Staines

Staines at a glance. Staines is 8 miles from Woking, and we survey there as part of Surrey cover.

Postcodes: TW18, TW19
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: Egham (2 miles), Ashford (Surrey) (2 miles), Chertsey (3 miles), Feltham (4 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Staines: Egham, Ashford (Surrey), Chertsey, Feltham, Sunbury-on-Thames.

Planning and kerb rules for Staines

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).

Layer by layer

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.

Ground check: how fast does the soil drain?
Geotextile separating layer on the formation
Open-graded permeable sub-base, often Type 3 or 4/20 stone
Overflow to a soakaway or border on slow-draining ground
Edge restraint that does not block the flow

Your questions answered

How quickly can work start in Staines?

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

What is the price of a permeable tarmac driveway in Staines?

As a 2026 guide in Staines, 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 Staines?

We cover Staines including TW18, TW19, and nearby Egham, Ashford (Surrey), Chertsey.

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

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).

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