Tar and chip driveways in Sale

What does a tar and chip driveway cost in Sale?

For Sale, we apply the North West rate, about 3% below 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	£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 Sale, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£73 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £8,300–£13,800. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Where we work in and around Sale

Sale at a glance. Sale sits 5 miles from Manchester, within our regular Greater Manchester cover.

Postcodes: M33, M23
Area: Greater Manchester
Nearest towns: Stretford (2 miles), Urmston (2 miles), Altrincham (3 miles), Hale (3 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Stretford, Urmston, Altrincham, Hale, Eccles.

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.

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
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

The build-up we price

Planning and kerb rules for Sale

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).

Sale: common questions

Are there planning or highway rules in Sale?

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).

Do you work in my part of Sale?

We cover Sale including M33, M23, and nearby Stretford, Urmston, Altrincham.

How long will the work take at my Sale property?

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

Can I get a free survey in Sale?

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.

Other work in Sale

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Sale? Call, WhatsApp or use the form, and we'll talk it through.