Permeable tarmac driveways in Wednesbury

What does a permeable tarmac driveway cost in Wednesbury?

Local guide rates for Wednesbury (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 Wednesbury, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £80–£125 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £6,400–£10,000. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Wednesbury

Wednesbury at a glance. We cover Wednesbury by grouping surveys with nearby West Midlands jobs; Birmingham is 7 miles away.

Postcodes: WS10
Area: West Midlands
Nearest towns: Tipton (2 miles), West Bromwich (3 miles), Willenhall (3 miles), Walsall (3 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Wednesbury: Tipton, West Bromwich, Willenhall, Walsall, Wednesfield.

Do I need permission in Wednesbury?

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.

What is included in a permeable tarmac driveway?

Open-graded porous asphalt on a deep permeable stone base, so rain soaks through on site.

Ground check: how fast does the soil drain?
Dig out deeper than a standard drive to fit the storage layer
Porous asphalt binder and surface courses
Overflow to a soakaway or border on slow-draining ground
Edge restraint that does not block the flow

Questions about permeable tarmac driveways in Wednesbury

Which Wednesbury postcodes do you cover?

We cover Wednesbury including WS10, and nearby Tipton, West Bromwich, Willenhall.

Are there planning or highway rules in Wednesbury?

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 Wednesbury: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Wednesbury, permeable tarmac driveway work runs at about £80–£125 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £6,400–£10,000. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How quickly can work start in Wednesbury?

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

Other work in Wednesbury

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