Tar and chip driveways in Portadown

Tar and chip driveway prices in Portadown

These Portadown guide prices reflect rates in Northern Ireland, about 12% below our UK midpoint.

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 Portadown, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £40–£66 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £3,950–£6,600. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Portadown

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.

What we do on a tar and chip driveway

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
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

Covering Portadown

Survey cover and pricing for Portadown. Portadown is 3 miles from Craigavon, and we survey there as part of County Armagh cover.

Postcodes: BT62, BT63
Area: County Armagh
Nearest towns: Craigavon (3 miles), Banbridge (8 miles), Armagh (10 miles)
Pricing: Northern Ireland, about 12% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: DfI Roads

Close to Portadown: Craigavon, Banbridge, Armagh.

Portadown: common questions

How long will the work take at my Portadown property?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Portadown, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £40–£66 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £3,950–£6,600. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you cover all of Portadown?

We cover Portadown including BT62, BT63, and nearby Craigavon, Banbridge, Armagh.

What approvals apply in Portadown?

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 Portadown

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Portadown? Call, WhatsApp or use the form, and we'll talk it through.