Tar and chip driveways in West Bromwich

Tar and chip driveway prices in West Bromwich

Guide prices below are for West Bromwich, adjusted for the West Midlands, where surfacing rates run in line with our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£45–£75 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,250–£3,750
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,500–£7,500
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,550–£14,250

As a 2026 guide in West Bromwich, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £45–£75 per m² including VAT, so a 200 m² drive is roughly £8,550–£14,250. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Where we work in and around West Bromwich

What applies in West Bromwich. We cover West Bromwich as part of our regular West Midlands rounds.

Postcodes: B70, B71, B69, B43, B42
Area: West Midlands
Nearest towns: Smethwick (2 miles), Wednesbury (3 miles), Tipton (3 miles), Dudley (4 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to West Bromwich: Smethwick, Wednesbury, Tipton, Dudley, Walsall.

Rules that apply in West Bromwich

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).

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

The build-up we price

Your questions answered

Is the survey in West Bromwich 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.

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

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).

How long will the work take at my West Bromwich property?

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

Do you cover all of West Bromwich?

We cover West Bromwich including B70, B71, B69, B43, B42, and nearby Smethwick, Wednesbury, Tipton.

More we do in West Bromwich

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