Tar and chip driveways in Devizes

What does a tar and chip driveway cost in Devizes?

Guide prices below are for Devizes, adjusted for the South West, where surfacing rates run about 3% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tar and chip drive with a new sub-base	£46–£77 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,300–£3,850
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,650–£7,700
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,800–£14,700

As a 2026 guide in Devizes, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £46–£77 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,650–£7,700. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

What the price covers

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

Where we work in and around Devizes

What applies in Devizes. Smaller towns such as Devizes are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Wiltshire.

Postcodes: SN10
Area: Wiltshire
Nearest towns: Calne (6 miles), Melksham (6 miles), Chippenham (9 miles), Trowbridge (10 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Calne, Melksham, Chippenham, Trowbridge, Westbury.

Planning and kerb rules for Devizes

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

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Devizes

How quickly can work start in Devizes?

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

Can I get a free survey in Devizes?

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 Devizes?

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 Devizes?

We cover Devizes including SN10, and nearby Calne, Melksham, Chippenham.

More we do in Devizes

Tell us what you have in mind for Devizes and we'll book a survey and put the specification in writing.