Tar and chip driveways in Godalming

How much should I budget in Godalming?

These Godalming guide prices reflect rates in the South East, 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 Godalming, 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.

Do I need permission in Godalming?

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).

Where we work in and around Godalming

Godalming at a glance. Smaller towns such as Godalming are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Surrey.

Postcodes: GU7, GU8
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: Guildford (4 miles), Haslemere (8 miles), Aldershot (8 miles), Farnham (8 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Guildford, Haslemere, Aldershot, Farnham, Woking.

The build-up we price

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.

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

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Godalming

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Godalming?

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 long does a tar and chip driveway take in Godalming?

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

Which Godalming postcodes do you cover?

We cover Godalming including GU7, GU8, and nearby Guildford, Haslemere, Aldershot.

What approvals apply in Godalming?

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).

More we do in Godalming

Send us a postcode, a rough size and a photo or two, and we'll come back with survey dates for Godalming.