Tar and chip driveways in Horsforth

How much should I budget in Horsforth?

These Horsforth guide prices reflect rates in Yorkshire and the Humber, about 4% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£43–£72 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,150–£3,600
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,300–£7,200
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,200–£13,700

As a 2026 guide in Horsforth, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £43–£72 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,300–£7,200. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Do I need permission in Horsforth?

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

Where we work in and around Horsforth

Survey cover and pricing for Horsforth. Smaller towns such as Horsforth are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in West Yorkshire.

Postcodes: LS18, LS16, LS5
Area: West Yorkshire
Nearest towns: Yeadon (3 miles), Pudsey (3 miles), Guiseley (4 miles), Leeds (5 miles)
Pricing: Yorkshire and the Humber, about 4% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Yeadon, Pudsey, Guiseley, Leeds, Shipley.

How it is built

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.

Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
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

Your questions answered

Can I get a free survey in Horsforth?

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 is the price of a tar and chip driveway in Horsforth?

As a 2026 guide in Horsforth, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £43–£72 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,300–£7,200. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How quickly can work start in Horsforth?

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

Do you work in my part of Horsforth?

We cover Horsforth including LS18, LS16, LS5, and nearby Yeadon, Pudsey, Guiseley.

More we do in Horsforth

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