Tar and chip driveways in Gravesend

Tar and chip driveway prices in Gravesend

For Gravesend, 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 Gravesend, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £50–£82 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,500–£4,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Gravesend

Survey cover and pricing for Gravesend. Gravesend is 14 miles from Maidstone, and we survey there as part of Kent cover.

Postcodes: DA11, DA12, RM18, DA13
Area: Kent
Nearest towns: Swanscombe (3 miles), Grays (3 miles), Strood (6 miles), South Ockendon (6 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Swanscombe, Grays, Strood, South Ockendon, Stanford-le-Hope.

Rules that apply in Gravesend

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 the price covers

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
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Your questions answered

Are there planning or highway rules in Gravesend?

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).

Which Gravesend postcodes do you cover?

We cover Gravesend including DA11, DA12, RM18, DA13, and nearby Swanscombe, Grays, Strood.

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

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.

How long does a tar and chip driveway take in Gravesend?

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

Also in Gravesend

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