Tar and chip driveways in Felling

How much should I budget in Felling?

Guide prices below are for Felling, adjusted for the North East, where surfacing rates run about 7% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£42–£70 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,100–£3,500
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,200–£7,000
Example: 200 m² drive	£7,950–£13,250

As a 2026 guide in Felling, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £42–£70 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,200–£7,000. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Do I need permission in Felling?

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. 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

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
Rolled to bed the stones in
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Where we work in and around Felling

Felling at a glance. We reach Felling on our Tyne and Wear survey days; Newcastle upon Tyne is 2 miles away.

Postcodes: NE10, NE9
Area: Tyne and Wear
Nearest towns: Gateshead (1 mile), Newcastle upon Tyne (2 miles), Hebburn (3 miles), Wallsend (3 miles)
Pricing: North East, about 7% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hebburn, Wallsend, Gosforth.

Your questions answered

Which Felling postcodes do you cover?

We cover Felling including NE10, NE9, and nearby Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hebburn.

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

As a 2026 guide in Felling, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £42–£70 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,200–£7,000. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Is the survey in Felling 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.

How long will the work take at my Felling property?

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

Other work in Felling

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