Tar and chip driveways in Ferndown

Tar and chip driveway prices in Ferndown

Local guide rates for Ferndown (the South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£46–£77 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,300–£3,850
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,650–£7,700
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,800–£14,700

As a 2026 guide in Ferndown, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £46–£77 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,300–£3,850. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Ferndown

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).

Covering Ferndown

Ferndown at a glance. Smaller towns such as Ferndown are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Dorset.

Postcodes: BH22, BH31, BH24
Area: Dorset
Nearest towns: Wimborne Minster (4 miles), Bournemouth (6 miles), Christchurch (7 miles), Poole (7 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Wimborne Minster, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, New Milton.

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
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

The build-up we price

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Ferndown

Is the survey in Ferndown 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.

What is the price of a tar and chip driveway in Ferndown?

As a 2026 guide in Ferndown, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £46–£77 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,300–£3,850. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How quickly can work start in Ferndown?

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

Which Ferndown postcodes do you cover?

We cover Ferndown including BH22, BH31, BH24, and nearby Wimborne Minster, Bournemouth, Christchurch.

More we do in Ferndown

Send us a postcode, a rough size and a photo or two, and we'll come back with survey dates for Ferndown.