Tar and chip driveways in Wokingham

Tar and chip driveway prices in Wokingham

Local guide rates for Wokingham (the South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£50–£82 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,500–£4,100
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,950–£8,250
Example: 200 m² drive	£9,400–£15,700

As a 2026 guide in Wokingham, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £50–£82 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £9,400–£15,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

The build-up we price

What the price covers

Hot bitumen sprayed and dressed with rolled stone chippings for a gravel look that stays put.

Base prepared: new MOT Type 1 sub-base, or an existing sound tarmac or stone base
Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days

Wokingham: the local details

Wokingham at a glance. Wokingham sits 7 miles from Reading, within our regular Berkshire cover.

Postcodes: RG40, RG41
Area: Berkshire
Nearest towns: Crowthorne (3 miles), Bracknell (4 miles), Earley (4 miles), Yateley (5 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Crowthorne, Bracknell, Earley, Yateley, Sandhurst.

Planning and kerb rules for Wokingham

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. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Wokingham

How quickly can work start in Wokingham?

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

Tar and chip driveway cost in Wokingham: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Wokingham, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £50–£82 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £9,400–£15,700. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you work in my part of Wokingham?

We cover Wokingham including RG40, RG41, and nearby Crowthorne, Bracknell, Earley.

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

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).

Other work in Wokingham

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