Car parks and roads

Private and access road surfacing in the Forth Valley

From Stirling to the smaller towns in the Forth Valley, our private road surfacing jobs quotes list the depths, edging, drainage and VAT so you can compare like with like.

FORTH VALLEY GUIDE£44–£78 per m² ex VAT
Private access road in new tarmac between brick mews houses, typical of private road surfacing work

How much does private road surfacing cost in the Forth Valley?

Rates in the Forth Valley follow Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint.

ItemGuide price (ex VAT)
Private or access road, new build£44–£78 per m² (£53–£94 inc VAT)
Private road resurfacing over a sound base£22–£37 per m² (£26–£44 inc VAT)
Example: 150 m² road£7,300–£12,950 (£8,750–£15,550 inc VAT)
Example: 400 m² road£17,650–£31,350 (£21,200–£37,600 inc VAT)
Example: 900 m² road£36,500–£64,900 (£43,800–£77,900 inc VAT)

Towns we cover in the Forth Valley

Postcode areas: EH, FK.

What is included?

Private road surfacing is the construction or resurfacing of a road that the council does not maintain: shared drives, mews, unadopted estate roads and access roads to farms or business units.

  • Survey of the road, its edges and drainage
  • Option pricing: patch, overlay, inlay or rebuild
  • Quote structured so costs can be shared between owners
  • Sub-base and binder for new or rebuilt sections
  • Surface course laid by paver where access allows
  • Kerbs, channels and gullies

Rules in the Forth Valley

Householder permitted development covers houses only. Car parks, yards, flats and business premises follow normal planning rules: resurfacing an existing area on the same footprint is generally fine, while a new car park, a change of use or new drainage may need permission. Check with the planning authority before any new hard area.

Private and access road surfacing in the Forth Valley: questions

How much does private road surfacing cost in the Forth Valley?

As a 2026 guide, about £44–£78 per m² ex VAT in the Forth Valley. The survey confirms a fixed price.

Which towns in the Forth Valley do you cover?

Stirling, Falkirk, Alloa, Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Stenhousemuir, Larbert, Dunblane.

How long does private road surfacing take?

Usually days rather than weeks; phased to keep access.

Can you resurface a road to adoption standard?

We can build to the council's specification where it is provided, but adoption is a separate legal process with the highway authority.

Other services in the Forth Valley

Free survey for new surfacing

Get a written tarmac quote

Send a postcode and a rough size and we'll arrange a survey. Every quote lists the layers, edging, drainage and VAT.

  • Surface courseDEPTH + MIX
  • Binder courseDEPTH + MIX
  • Sub-baseDEPTH + MATERIAL
  • Edges, drainage, VATITEMISED
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