Tar and chip driveways in Warminster

How much should I budget in Warminster?

These Warminster guide prices reflect rates in the South West, 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 Warminster, 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.

Base prepared: new MOT Type 1 sub-base, or an existing sound tarmac or stone base
Edges set with kerbs, setts or cobbles
Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Rules that apply in Warminster

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

Covering Warminster

The key facts for Warminster. We cover Warminster by grouping surveys with nearby Wiltshire jobs; Swindon is 30 miles away.

Postcodes: BA12
Area: Wiltshire
Nearest towns: Westbury (4 miles), Frome (6 miles), Trowbridge (8 miles), Melksham (12 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Close to Warminster: Westbury, Frome, Trowbridge, Melksham, Devizes.

Layer by layer

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Warminster

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

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.

Which Warminster postcodes do you cover?

We cover Warminster including BA12, and nearby Westbury, Frome, Trowbridge.

What is the price of a tar and chip driveway in Warminster?

As a 2026 guide in Warminster, 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.

What approvals apply in Warminster?

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).

Also in Warminster

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