Tar and chip driveways in Ashton-under-Lyne

How much should I budget in Ashton-under-Lyne?

These Ashton-under-Lyne guide prices reflect rates in the North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£44–£73 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,200–£3,650
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,350–£7,300
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,300–£13,800

As a 2026 guide in Ashton-under-Lyne, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£73 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,350–£7,300. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Where we work in and around Ashton-under-Lyne

What applies in Ashton-under-Lyne. Ashton-under-Lyne sits 6 miles from Manchester, within our regular Greater Manchester cover.

Postcodes: OL7, OL6
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Dukinfield (1 mile), Stalybridge (2 miles), Droylsden (2 miles), Denton (2 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Droylsden, Denton, Hyde.

What the price covers

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
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

How it is built

Planning and kerb rules for Ashton-under-Lyne

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 Ashton-under-Lyne

Do I need permission for a tar and chip driveway in Ashton-under-Lyne?

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).

Tar and chip driveway cost in Ashton-under-Lyne: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Ashton-under-Lyne, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£73 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,350–£7,300. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you work in my part of Ashton-under-Lyne?

We cover Ashton-under-Lyne including OL7, OL6, and nearby Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Droylsden.

Can I get a free survey in Ashton-under-Lyne?

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.

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