Tar and chip driveways in Redhill

What does a tar and chip driveway cost in Redhill?

These Redhill 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 Redhill, 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 is included in 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
Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Layer by layer

Planning and kerb rules for Redhill

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).

Redhill: the local details

Redhill at a glance. Redhill is 18 miles from Woking, and we survey there as part of Surrey cover.

Postcodes: RH1
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: Reigate (2 miles), Horley (5 miles), Caterham (5 miles), Coulsdon (6 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Reigate, Horley, Caterham, Coulsdon, Banstead.

Redhill: common questions

What is the price of a tar and chip driveway in Redhill?

As a 2026 guide in Redhill, 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. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How quickly can work start in Redhill?

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

Which Redhill postcodes do you cover?

We cover Redhill including RH1, and nearby Reigate, Horley, Caterham.

Is the survey in Redhill 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.

Other work in Redhill

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