Red tarmac driveways in Lichfield

How much should I budget in Lichfield?

For Lichfield, we apply the West Midlands rate, in line with our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Red tarmac drive, full dig-out and new sub-base	£75–£115 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£2,500–£3,800
Example: 50 m² drive	£3,750–£5,750
Example: 80 m² drive	£6,000–£9,200

As a 2026 guide in Lichfield, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £75–£115 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,750–£5,750. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Rules that apply in Lichfield

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

What we do on a red tarmac driveway

Red tarmac is ordinary asphalt with a red pigment, and often red aggregate, in the surface course, laid on the same sub-base and binder course as a black tarmac drive.

Full dig-out and MOT Type 1 sub-base, about 150 mm
Red pigmented surface course, about 20–30 mm
Contrasting block or kerb border as edge restraint
Colour sample discussed before ordering
Falls and drainage set as for any new drive

Lichfield: the local details

Survey cover and pricing for Lichfield. Lichfield is 27 miles from Stoke-on-Trent, and we survey there as part of Staffordshire cover.

Postcodes: WS13, WS14
Area: Staffordshire
Nearest towns: Burntwood (4 miles), Tamworth (6 miles), Aldridge (7 miles), Rugeley (7 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Lichfield: Burntwood, Tamworth, Aldridge, Rugeley, Great Wyrley.

Lichfield: common questions

How quickly can work start in Lichfield?

Usually 2–4 working days. We book Lichfield surveys alongside other jobs in Staffordshire, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Red tarmac driveway cost in Lichfield: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Lichfield, red tarmac driveway work runs at about £75–£115 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £3,750–£5,750. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Lichfield?

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.

Are there planning or highway rules in Lichfield?

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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