Tar and chip driveways in Keynsham

How much should I budget in Keynsham?

These Keynsham guide prices reflect rates in the South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£46–£77 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,300–£3,850
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,650–£7,700
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,800–£14,700

As a 2026 guide in Keynsham, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £46–£77 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,650–£7,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Keynsham

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

What the price covers

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
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days

Covering Keynsham

The key facts for Keynsham. Keynsham is covered on our Somerset rounds, 6 miles from Bath.

Postcodes: BS31, BS30, BS14, BS15
Area: Somerset
Nearest towns: Bristol (5 miles), Bath (6 miles), Yate (9 miles), Nailsea (11 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Bristol, Bath, Yate, Nailsea, Portishead.

Keynsham: common questions

Do you work in my part of Keynsham?

We cover Keynsham including BS31, BS30, BS14, BS15, and nearby Bristol, Bath, Yate.

How long will the work take at my Keynsham property?

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

Is the survey in Keynsham 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.

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

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).

Other work in Keynsham

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