Tar and chip driveways in Stoke-on-Trent

Tar and chip driveway prices in Stoke-on-Trent

These Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent, 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.

Covering Stoke-on-Trent

The key facts for Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent is one of the bigger places we cover in Staffordshire, so survey slots come round regularly.

Postcodes: ST4, ST1, ST2, ST3, ST12, ST11
Area: Staffordshire
Nearest towns: Newcastle-under-Lyme (2 miles), Kidsgrove (6 miles), Biddulph (8 miles), Leek (10 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove, Biddulph, Leek, Congleton.

Rules that apply in Stoke-on-Trent

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).

What we do on a tar and chip driveway

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

Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

The build-up we price

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Stoke-on-Trent

Which Stoke-on-Trent postcodes do you cover?

We cover Stoke-on-Trent including ST4, ST1, ST2, ST3, ST12, ST11, and nearby Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove, Biddulph.

What approvals apply in Stoke-on-Trent?

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).

What is the price of a tar and chip driveway in Stoke-on-Trent?

As a 2026 guide in Stoke-on-Trent, 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.

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Stoke-on-Trent?

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.

Other work in Stoke-on-Trent

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