Tar and chip driveways in East Kilbride

Tar and chip driveway prices in East Kilbride

For East Kilbride, we apply the Scottish rate, about 2% 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–£74 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,200–£3,700
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,400–£7,350
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,400–£13,950

As a 2026 guide in East Kilbride, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£74 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £8,400–£13,950. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

East Kilbride: the local details

The key facts for East Kilbride. We cover East Kilbride as part of our regular Lanarkshire rounds.

Postcodes: G74, G75
Area: Lanarkshire
Nearest towns: Cambuslang (3 miles), Blantyre (4 miles), Clarkston (4 miles), Rutherglen (5 miles)
Pricing: Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

Nearby, we work in Cambuslang, Blantyre, Clarkston, Rutherglen, Giffnock.

Planning and kerb rules for East Kilbride

In Scotland, permitted development allows a hard surface between a house and a road only if it is porous or the water drains to a porous area within the property. Unlike England there is no 5 m² allowance, so it applies to any size. Conservation areas and the grounds of listed buildings have extra restrictions. The council, as roads authority, controls any new or widened access across a footway.

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.

Base prepared: new MOT Type 1 sub-base, or an existing sound tarmac or stone base
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

East Kilbride: common questions

What approvals apply in East Kilbride?

In Scotland, a hard surface between the house and a road is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a porous area within the property, whatever its size. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as roads authority.

How much does a tar and chip driveway cost in East Kilbride?

As a 2026 guide in East Kilbride, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£74 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £8,400–£13,950. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Do you work in my part of East Kilbride?

We cover East Kilbride including G74, G75, and nearby Cambuslang, Blantyre, Clarkston.

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in East Kilbride?

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 East Kilbride

Send us a postcode, a rough size and a photo or two, and we'll come back with survey dates for East Kilbride.