Tar and chip driveways in Shepherds Bush

Tar and chip driveway prices in Shepherds Bush

For Shepherds Bush, we apply the London rate, about 20% above 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	£54–£90 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,700–£4,500
Example: 100 m² drive	£5,400–£9,000
Example: 200 m² drive	£10,250–£17,100

As a 2026 guide in Shepherds Bush, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £54–£90 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £10,250–£17,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What we do on 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
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days

Shepherds Bush: the local details

Survey cover and pricing for Shepherds Bush. Shepherds Bush is one of the bigger places we cover in Greater London, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: W11, W12, W14, W6, W8, W2, W9
Area: Greater London
Nearest towns: Chiswick (2 miles), Fulham (2 miles), Willesden (2 miles), Acton (2 miles)
Pricing: London, about 20% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Chiswick, Fulham, Willesden, Acton, Chelsea.

Rules that apply in Shepherds Bush

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).

Your questions answered

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Shepherds Bush?

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.

Are there planning or highway rules in Shepherds Bush?

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).

How long does a tar and chip driveway take in Shepherds Bush?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Shepherds Bush, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £54–£90 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £10,250–£17,100. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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