Permeable tarmac driveways in Brierley Hill

How much should I budget in Brierley Hill?

Local guide rates for Brierley Hill (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 Brierley Hill, 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 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
Porous asphalt binder and surface courses
Overflow to a soakaway or border on slow-draining ground
Edge restraint that does not block the flow

How it is built

Covering Brierley Hill

Survey cover and pricing for Brierley Hill. Brierley Hill is covered on our West Midlands rounds, 9 miles from Birmingham.

Postcodes: DY5
Area: West Midlands
Nearest towns: Stourbridge (2 miles), Dudley (2 miles), Kingswinford (2 miles), Halesowen (4 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Brierley Hill: Stourbridge, Dudley, Kingswinford, Halesowen, Tipton.

Do I need permission in Brierley Hill?

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. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the highway authority (the county or unitary council) approves it before any work on the footway.

Your questions answered

Permeable tarmac driveway cost in Brierley Hill: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Brierley Hill, 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.

How long will the work take at my Brierley Hill property?

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

What approvals apply in Brierley Hill?

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).

Do you work in my part of Brierley Hill?

We cover Brierley Hill including DY5, and nearby Stourbridge, Dudley, Kingswinford.

Also in Brierley Hill

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