Tar and chip driveways in Eccles

Tar and chip driveway prices in Eccles

Guide prices below are for Eccles, adjusted for the North West, where surfacing rates run 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 Eccles, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£73 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,200–£3,650. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Eccles

The key facts for Eccles. Eccles is 4 miles from Manchester, and we survey there as part of Greater Manchester cover.

Postcodes: M30, M17
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Swinton (1 mile), Salford (2 miles), Stretford (2 miles), Urmston (3 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Swinton, Salford, Stretford, Urmston, Walkden.

Planning and kerb rules for Eccles

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. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

What is included in 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
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Eccles: common questions

What approvals apply in Eccles?

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 quickly can work start in Eccles?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Eccles, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£73 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,200–£3,650. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you work in my part of Eccles?

We cover Eccles including M30, M17, and nearby Swinton, Salford, Stretford.

Other work in Eccles

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