Tar and chip driveways in Chichester

Tar and chip driveway prices in Chichester

These Chichester 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 Chichester, 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.

Do I need permission in Chichester?

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).

How it is built

Chichester: the local details

Chichester at a glance. Chichester sits 32 miles from Crawley, within our regular West Sussex cover.

Postcodes: PO19, PO18, PO20
Area: West Sussex
Nearest towns: Bognor Regis (6 miles), Emsworth (7 miles), Hayling Island (9 miles), Havant (9 miles)
Pricing: South East, about 10% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Chichester: Bognor Regis, Emsworth, Hayling Island, Havant, Littlehampton.

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.

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

Chichester: common questions

What approvals apply in Chichester?

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).

Do you work in my part of Chichester?

We cover Chichester including PO19, PO18, PO20, and nearby Bognor Regis, Emsworth, Hayling Island.

How long will the work take at my Chichester property?

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

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

As a 2026 guide in Chichester, 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.

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