Tar and chip driveways in Leek

Tar and chip driveway prices in Leek

These Leek guide prices reflect rates in the West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£45–£75 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,250–£3,750
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,500–£7,500
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,550–£14,250

As a 2026 guide in Leek, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £45–£75 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £8,550–£14,250. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Leek: the local details

What applies in Leek. Leek is covered on our Staffordshire rounds, 10 miles from Stoke-on-Trent.

Postcodes: ST13, ST9
Area: Staffordshire
Nearest towns: Biddulph (6 miles), Congleton (9 miles), Kidsgrove (9 miles), Stoke-on-Trent (10 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Biddulph, Congleton, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme.

How it is built

What we do on 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.

Base prepared: new MOT Type 1 sub-base, or an existing sound tarmac or stone base
Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Rules that apply in Leek

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.

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Leek

How long will the work take at my Leek property?

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

Which Leek postcodes do you cover?

We cover Leek including ST13, ST9, and nearby Biddulph, Congleton, Kidsgrove.

Are there planning or highway rules in Leek?

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 Leek?

As a 2026 guide in Leek, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £45–£75 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £8,550–£14,250. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Other work in Leek

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