Tar and chip driveways in Burgess Hill

Tar and chip driveway prices in Burgess Hill

These Burgess Hill 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 Burgess Hill, 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 the price covers

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.

Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
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

Rules that apply in Burgess Hill

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. If the job needs a dropped kerb, the highway authority (the county or unitary council) approves it before any work on the footway.

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Where we work in and around Burgess Hill

What applies in Burgess Hill. We reach Burgess Hill on our West Sussex survey days; Crawley is 11 miles away.

Postcodes: RH15, BN6
Area: West Sussex
Nearest towns: Haywards Heath (3 miles), Lewes (8 miles), Portslade (9 miles), Hove (9 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Burgess Hill: Haywards Heath, Lewes, Portslade, Hove, Brighton.

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Burgess Hill

Which Burgess Hill postcodes do you cover?

We cover Burgess Hill including RH15, BN6, and nearby Haywards Heath, Lewes, Portslade.

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

As a 2026 guide in Burgess Hill, 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.

Is the survey in Burgess Hill 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.

What approvals apply in Burgess Hill?

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).

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