Tar and chip driveways in Gateshead

How much should I budget in Gateshead?

For Gateshead, we apply the North East rate, about 7% below 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	£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 Gateshead, 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 Gateshead?

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. A vehicle crossing over the footway is a separate approval, from the highway authority (the county or unitary council).

Where we work in and around Gateshead

Survey cover and pricing for Gateshead. As one of the larger towns in Tyne and Wear, Gateshead sees regular survey visits.

Postcodes: NE8
Area: Tyne and Wear
Nearest towns: Newcastle upon Tyne (1 mile), Felling (1 mile), Gosforth (3 miles), Whickham (3 miles)
Pricing: North East, about 7% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Gateshead: Newcastle upon Tyne, Felling, Gosforth, Whickham, Wallsend.

What is included in 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
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

How it is built

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Gateshead

How long will the work take at my Gateshead property?

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

Which Gateshead postcodes do you cover?

We cover Gateshead including NE8, and nearby Newcastle upon Tyne, Felling, Gosforth.

Do I need permission for a tar and chip driveway in Gateshead?

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).

Tar and chip driveway cost in Gateshead: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Gateshead, 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.

Also in Gateshead

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