Tar and chip driveways in Burnley

Tar and chip driveway prices in Burnley

For Burnley, 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 Burnley, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£73 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,200–£3,650. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Burnley: the local details

What applies in Burnley. As one of the larger towns in Lancashire, Burnley sees regular survey visits.

Postcodes: BB10, BB11, BB12
Area: Lancashire
Nearest towns: Nelson (3 miles), Colne (5 miles), Accrington (6 miles), Rawtenstall (7 miles)
Pricing: North West, about 3% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Nelson, Colne, Accrington, Rawtenstall, Haslingden.

The build-up we price

Rules that apply in Burnley

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. Any new or widened crossing over the pavement needs approval from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Your questions answered

Is the survey in Burnley free?

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 quickly can work start in Burnley?

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

What approvals apply in Burnley?

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 Burnley postcodes do you cover?

We cover Burnley including BB10, BB11, BB12, and nearby Nelson, Colne, Accrington.

Also in Burnley

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