Tar and chip driveways in Long Eaton

Tar and chip driveway prices in Long Eaton

Guide prices below are for Long Eaton, adjusted for the East Midlands, where surfacing rates run about 2% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£44–£74 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,200–£3,700
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,400–£7,350
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,400–£13,950

As a 2026 guide in Long Eaton, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£74 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £8,400–£13,950. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Long Eaton: the local details

What applies in Long Eaton. Long Eaton is 9 miles from Derby, and we survey there as part of Derbyshire cover.

Postcodes: NG10, NG9, DE72, DE74
Area: Derbyshire
Nearest towns: Ilkeston (5 miles), Nottingham (6 miles), West Bridgford (6 miles), Eastwood (7 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Ilkeston, Nottingham, West Bridgford, Eastwood, Heanor.

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.

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
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

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Do I need permission in Long Eaton?

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 Long Eaton

How quickly can work start in Long Eaton?

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

Is the survey in Long Eaton free?

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.

Which Long Eaton postcodes do you cover?

We cover Long Eaton including NG10, NG9, DE72, DE74, and nearby Ilkeston, Nottingham, West Bridgford.

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

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).

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