Tar and chip driveways in Alton

Tar and chip driveway prices in Alton

For Alton, we apply the South East rate, about 10% 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	£50–£82 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,500–£4,100
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,950–£8,250
Example: 200 m² drive	£9,400–£15,700

As a 2026 guide in Alton, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £50–£82 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £9,400–£15,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Alton: the local details

Survey cover and pricing for Alton. We cover Alton by grouping surveys with nearby Hampshire jobs; Southampton is 25 miles away.

Postcodes: GU34
Area: Hampshire
Nearest towns: Bordon (5 miles), Farnham (9 miles), Basingstoke (9 miles), Fleet (11 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Alton: Bordon, Farnham, Basingstoke, Fleet, Aldershot.

Layer by layer

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.

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

Rules that apply in Alton

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

Which Alton postcodes do you cover?

We cover Alton including GU34, and nearby Bordon, Farnham, Basingstoke.

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Alton?

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.

Do I need permission for a tar and chip driveway in Alton?

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 will the work take at my Alton property?

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

Also in Alton

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