Tar and chip driveways in Great Yarmouth

Tar and chip driveway prices in Great Yarmouth

For Great Yarmouth, we apply the East of England rate, about 5% above 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	£47–£79 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,350–£3,950
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,700–£7,900
Example: 200 m² drive	£9,000–£14,950

As a 2026 guide in Great Yarmouth, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £47–£79 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £9,000–£14,950. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth at a glance. Great Yarmouth sits 18 miles from Norwich, within our regular Norfolk cover.

Postcodes: NR30, NR31
Area: Norfolk
Nearest towns: Lowestoft (9 miles), Norwich (18 miles), North Walsham (21 miles)
Pricing: East of England, about 5% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Lowestoft, Norwich, North Walsham.

The build-up we price

What is included in a tar and chip driveway?

Hot bitumen sprayed and dressed with rolled stone chippings for a gravel look that stays put.

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
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Rules that apply in Great Yarmouth

In England, householder permitted development (Class F of the 2015 General Permitted Development Order) lets you lay a hard surface in front of a house without planning permission if it is porous, or if the rainwater is directed to a permeable area within the property. If the area is more than 5 m² and neither applies, you need permission. Standard dense tarmac is not porous, so a dense tarmac drive needs a lawn, border, channel to a soakaway or other permeable route for its water. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Great Yarmouth

How much does a tar and chip driveway cost in Great Yarmouth?

As a 2026 guide in Great Yarmouth, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £47–£79 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £9,000–£14,950. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Are there planning or highway rules in Great Yarmouth?

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 long will the work take at my Great Yarmouth property?

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

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Great Yarmouth?

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.

More we do in Great Yarmouth

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