Tar and chip driveways in Mansfield

Tar and chip driveway prices in Mansfield

For Mansfield, 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 Mansfield, 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.

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
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Covering Mansfield

What applies in Mansfield. Mansfield is one of the bigger places we cover in Nottinghamshire, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: NG18
Area: Nottinghamshire
Nearest towns: Mansfield Woodhouse (2 miles), Sutton-in-Ashfield (3 miles), Kirkby-in-Ashfield (3 miles), Hucknall (7 miles)
Pricing: East Midlands, about 2% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Mansfield: Mansfield Woodhouse, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Hucknall, Alfreton.

Rules that apply in Mansfield

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

Your questions answered

How long will the work take at my Mansfield property?

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

Which Mansfield postcodes do you cover?

We cover Mansfield including NG18, and nearby Mansfield Woodhouse, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

Is the survey in Mansfield 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 much does a tar and chip driveway cost in Mansfield?

As a 2026 guide in Mansfield, 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.

More we do in Mansfield

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