Tar and chip driveways in Spalding

Tar and chip driveway prices in Spalding

For Spalding, we apply the East Midlands 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 Spalding, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£74 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,400–£7,350. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What the price covers

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

Do I need permission in Spalding?

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.

Where we work in and around Spalding

What applies in Spalding. Spalding sits 34 miles from Lincoln, within our regular Lincolnshire cover.

Postcodes: PE11
Area: Lincolnshire
Nearest towns: Boston (14 miles), Stamford (17 miles), Sleaford (18 miles), Grantham (22 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Spalding: Boston, Stamford, Sleaford, Grantham.

The build-up we price

Your questions answered

What approvals apply in Spalding?

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 much does a tar and chip driveway cost in Spalding?

As a 2026 guide in Spalding, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £44–£74 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,400–£7,350. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

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

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

Do you cover all of Spalding?

We cover Spalding including PE11, and nearby Boston, Stamford, Sleaford.

Also in Spalding

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