Tar and chip driveways in Westhill

How much should I budget in Westhill?

Local guide rates for Westhill (Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£44–£74 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,200–£3,700
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,400–£7,350
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,400–£13,950

As a 2026 guide in Westhill, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£74 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,200–£3,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Westhill

Westhill at a glance. Smaller towns such as Westhill are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

Postcodes: AB32, AB13, AB14, AB21
Area: Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Nearest towns: Aberdeen (7 miles), Inverurie (10 miles), Stonehaven (13 miles), Ellon (17 miles)
Pricing: Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

The same service is available in Aberdeen, Inverurie, Stonehaven, Ellon.

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Rules that apply in Westhill

In Scotland, permitted development allows a hard surface between a house and a road only if it is porous or the water drains to a porous area within the property. Unlike England there is no 5 m² allowance, so it applies to any size. Conservation areas and the grounds of listed buildings have extra restrictions. The council, as roads authority, controls any new or widened access across a footway.

What we do on a tar and chip driveway

Tar and chip, also called surface dressing, is a layer of bitumen sprayed onto a prepared base and immediately covered with stone chippings, which are rolled in so the surface looks like gravel but behaves like a bound drive.

Base prepared: new MOT Type 1 sub-base, or an existing sound tarmac or stone base
Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Westhill

How long will the work take at my Westhill property?

Often 1–3 days depending on base work. We book Westhill surveys alongside other jobs in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

How much does a tar and chip driveway cost in Westhill?

As a 2026 guide in Westhill, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£74 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,200–£3,700. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Westhill postcodes do you cover?

We cover Westhill including AB32, AB13, AB14, AB21, and nearby Aberdeen, Inverurie, Stonehaven.

Do I need permission for a tar and chip driveway in Westhill?

In Scotland, a hard surface between the house and a road is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a porous area within the property, whatever its size. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as roads authority.

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