Tar and chip driveways in Ashford, Surrey

How much should I budget in Ashford, Surrey?

Guide prices below are for Ashford, Surrey, adjusted for the South East, where surfacing rates run about 10% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£50–£82 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,500–£4,100
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,950–£8,250
Example: 200 m² drive	£9,400–£15,700

As a 2026 guide in Ashford, Surrey, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £50–£82 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,950–£8,250. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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
Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days

Planning and kerb rules for Ashford, Surrey

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).

Covering Ashford, Surrey

Ashford, Surrey at a glance. We cover Ashford, Surrey by grouping surveys with nearby Surrey jobs; Woking is 9 miles away.

Postcodes: TW15
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: Staines (2 miles), Feltham (2 miles), Sunbury-on-Thames (3 miles), Walton-on-Thames (4 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Staines, Feltham, Sunbury-on-Thames, Walton-on-Thames, Chertsey.

How it is built

Ashford, Surrey: common questions

What approvals apply in Ashford, Surrey?

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).

Which Ashford, Surrey postcodes do you cover?

We cover Ashford, Surrey including TW15, and nearby Staines, Feltham, Sunbury-on-Thames.

Can I get a free survey in Ashford, Surrey?

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 quickly can work start in Ashford, Surrey?

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

Also in Ashford, Surrey

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