Tar and chip driveways in Ellesmere Port

What does a tar and chip driveway cost in Ellesmere Port?

Guide prices below are for Ellesmere Port, adjusted for the North West, where surfacing rates run about 3% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£44–£73 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,200–£3,650
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,350–£7,300
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,300–£13,800

As a 2026 guide in Ellesmere Port, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£73 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,200–£3,650. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Ellesmere Port

The key facts for Ellesmere Port. Ellesmere Port sits 15 miles from Warrington, within our regular Cheshire cover.

Postcodes: CH65, CH34, CH66
Area: Cheshire
Nearest towns: Garston (4 miles), Speke (5 miles), Chester (6 miles), Neston (6 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Garston, Speke, Chester, Neston, Halewood.

Rules that apply in Ellesmere Port

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).

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
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Ellesmere Port: common questions

Do you work in my part of Ellesmere Port?

We cover Ellesmere Port including CH65, CH34, CH66, and nearby Garston, Speke, Chester.

How long will the work take at my Ellesmere Port property?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Ellesmere Port, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£73 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,200–£3,650. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Can I get a free survey in Ellesmere Port?

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.

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