Tar and chip driveways in Salisbury

Tar and chip driveway prices in Salisbury

Guide prices below are for Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £46–£77 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,300–£3,850. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

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.

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

Where we work in and around Salisbury

Salisbury at a glance. Salisbury sits 34 miles from Swindon, within our regular Wiltshire cover.

Postcodes: SP1, SP2, SP5
Area: Wiltshire
Nearest towns: Warminster (19 miles), Devizes (21 miles), Westbury (21 miles), Trowbridge (25 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Salisbury: Warminster, Devizes, Westbury, Trowbridge.

How it is built

Planning and kerb rules for Salisbury

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 Salisbury

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

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.

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

As a 2026 guide in Salisbury, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £46–£77 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £2,300–£3,850. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Are there planning or highway rules in Salisbury?

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 cover all of Salisbury?

We cover Salisbury including SP1, SP2, SP5, and nearby Warminster, Devizes, Westbury.

Other work in Salisbury

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