Tar and chip driveways in Llantrisant

Tar and chip driveway prices in Llantrisant

Guide prices below are for Llantrisant, adjusted for Wales, where surfacing rates run about 5% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£43–£71 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,150–£3,550
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,300–£7,100
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,100–£13,550

As a 2026 guide in Llantrisant, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £43–£71 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,300–£7,100. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Llantrisant

In Wales, a new hard surface in front of a house is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a permeable area within the property; repairing or replacing up to 5 m² of existing hardstanding is allowed without meeting that condition. Separately, since January 2019, construction covering 100 m² or more that affects drainage generally needs approval from the council's SuDS Approving Body (SAB) before work starts, even where planning permission is not needed. Larger drives, shared surfaces and car parks often reach that threshold. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the council as highway authority.

How it is built

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.

Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
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

Llantrisant: the local details

The key facts for Llantrisant. We cover Llantrisant by grouping surveys with nearby Mid Glamorgan jobs; Rhondda is 9 miles away.

Postcodes: CF72, CF38
Area: Mid Glamorgan
Nearest towns: Tonyrefail (4 miles), Pontypridd (4 miles), Pencoed (6 miles), Tonypandy (7 miles)
Pricing: Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

Close to Llantrisant: Tonyrefail, Pontypridd, Pencoed, Tonypandy, Caerphilly.

Your questions answered

Tar and chip driveway cost in Llantrisant: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Llantrisant, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £43–£71 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,300–£7,100. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

What approvals apply in Llantrisant?

In Wales, new front hardstanding should be porous or drain to a permeable area within the property, and work covering 100 m² or more with drainage effects usually needs SAB approval first. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as highway authority.

Can I get a free survey in Llantrisant?

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.

Which Llantrisant postcodes do you cover?

We cover Llantrisant including CF72, CF38, and nearby Tonyrefail, Pontypridd, Pencoed.

Also in Llantrisant

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