Tar and chip driveways in Melksham

Tar and chip driveway prices in Melksham

For Melksham, we apply the South West rate, about 3% above our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

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 Melksham, 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.

The build-up we price

Where we work in and around Melksham

The key facts for Melksham. We cover Melksham by grouping surveys with nearby Wiltshire jobs; Swindon is 20 miles away.

Postcodes: SN12
Area: Wiltshire
Nearest towns: Trowbridge (5 miles), Chippenham (6 miles), Devizes (6 miles), Calne (7 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Melksham: Trowbridge, Chippenham, Devizes, Calne, Westbury.

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
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

Planning and kerb rules for Melksham

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).

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Melksham

Will someone visit before I get a fixed price in Melksham?

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.

How much does a tar and chip driveway cost in Melksham?

As a 2026 guide in Melksham, 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. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

How quickly can work start in Melksham?

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

Which Melksham postcodes do you cover?

We cover Melksham including SN12, and nearby Trowbridge, Chippenham, Devizes.

More we do in Melksham

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