Tar and chip driveways in Staines

How much should I budget in Staines?

For Staines, we apply the South East rate, about 10% above our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

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 Staines, 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.

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Planning and kerb rules for Staines

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).

Staines: the local details

The key facts for Staines. We reach Staines on our Surrey survey days; Woking is 8 miles away.

Postcodes: TW18, TW19
Area: Surrey
Nearest towns: Egham (2 miles), Ashford (Surrey) (2 miles), Chertsey (3 miles), Feltham (4 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Staines: Egham, Ashford (Surrey), Chertsey, Feltham, Sunbury-on-Thames.

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
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Staines

Can I get a free survey in Staines?

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 Staines?

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

Are there planning or highway rules in Staines?

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 Staines postcodes do you cover?

We cover Staines including TW18, TW19, and nearby Egham, Ashford (Surrey), Chertsey.

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