Tar and chip driveways in Comber

Tar and chip driveway prices in Comber

Local guide rates for Comber (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 Comber, 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.

Comber: the local details

Survey cover and pricing for Comber. We cover Comber by grouping surveys with nearby County Down jobs; Bangor, County Down is 8 miles away.

Postcodes: BT23
Area: County Down
Nearest towns: Newtownards (4 miles), Dundonald (4 miles), Castlereagh (6 miles), Holywood (7 miles)
Pricing: Northern Ireland, about 12% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: DfI Roads

Nearby, we work in Newtownards, Dundonald, Castlereagh, Holywood, Belfast.

What the price covers

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

Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
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

Rules that apply in Comber

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.

How it is built

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Comber

How long will the work take at my Comber property?

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

Which Comber postcodes do you cover?

We cover Comber including BT23, and nearby Newtownards, Dundonald, Castlereagh.

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

As a 2026 guide in Comber, 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.

Are there planning or highway rules in Comber?

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 Comber

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