Tar and chip driveways in Armagh

Tar and chip driveway prices in Armagh

For Armagh, we apply the Northern Ireland rate, about 12% below our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£40–£66 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,000–£3,300
Example: 100 m² drive	£3,950–£6,600
Example: 200 m² drive	£7,500–£12,550

As a 2026 guide in Armagh, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £40–£66 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £7,500–£12,550. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Do I need permission in Armagh?

In Northern Ireland, the Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 allows a hard surface between the front of a house and a road without permission if it is porous or drains to a porous area within the property, once it exceeds 5 m². Listed buildings and some access changes need permission. Any new or altered vehicle access onto a public road needs approval from DfI Roads, not the council.

Armagh: the local details

What applies in Armagh. Smaller towns such as Armagh are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in County Armagh.

Postcodes: BT61, BT60
Area: County Armagh
Nearest towns: Portadown (10 miles), Dungannon (11 miles), Craigavon (13 miles)
Pricing: Northern Ireland, about 12% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: DfI Roads

We also cover nearby Portadown, Dungannon, Craigavon.

Layer by layer

What is included in 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.

Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Your questions answered

Do you work in my part of Armagh?

We cover Armagh including BT61, BT60, and nearby Portadown, Dungannon, Craigavon.

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

As a 2026 guide in Armagh, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £40–£66 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £7,500–£12,550. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How quickly can work start in Armagh?

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

Are there planning or highway rules in Armagh?

In Northern Ireland, more than 5 m² of hard surface in front of a house should be porous or drain to a porous area within the property; DfI Roads approves dropped kerbs. Dropped kerbs are approved by DfI Roads.

Other work in Armagh

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