Tar and chip driveways in Hindley

What does a tar and chip driveway cost in Hindley?

These Hindley 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 Hindley, 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.

The build-up we price

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
Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Do I need permission in Hindley?

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).

Where we work in and around Hindley

The key facts for Hindley. We cover Hindley by grouping surveys with nearby Greater Manchester jobs; Manchester is 15 miles away.

Postcodes: WN2
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Wigan (2 miles), Westhoughton (3 miles), Leigh (4 miles), Atherton (4 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Wigan, Westhoughton, Leigh, Atherton, Golborne.

Hindley: common questions

How quickly can work start in Hindley?

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

How much does a tar and chip driveway cost in Hindley?

As a 2026 guide in Hindley, 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 cover all of Hindley?

We cover Hindley including WN2, and nearby Wigan, Westhoughton, Leigh.

What approvals apply in Hindley?

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).

More we do in Hindley

Tell us what you have in mind for Hindley and we'll book a survey and put the specification in writing.