Tar and chip driveways in Hinckley

How much should I budget in Hinckley?

These Hinckley guide prices reflect rates in the East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint.

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 Hinckley, 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.

How it is built

Hinckley: the local details

Hinckley at a glance. Hinckley sits 12 miles from Leicester, within our regular Leicestershire cover.

Postcodes: LE10
Area: Leicestershire
Nearest towns: Earl Shilton (4 miles), Nuneaton (4 miles), Bedworth (6 miles), Braunstone (10 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Earl Shilton, Nuneaton, Bedworth, Braunstone, Coventry.

Rules that apply in Hinckley

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. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the highway authority (the county or unitary council) approves it before any work on the footway.

What is included in 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
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Hinckley

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

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 Hinckley?

We cover Hinckley including LE10, and nearby Earl Shilton, Nuneaton, Bedworth.

How long will the work take at my Hinckley property?

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

What is the price of a tar and chip driveway in Hinckley?

As a 2026 guide in Hinckley, 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.

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