Tar and chip driveways in Westbury

What does a tar and chip driveway cost in Westbury?

Guide prices below are for Westbury, 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 Westbury, 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 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.

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

Layer by layer

Rules that apply in Westbury

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 Westbury

Westbury at a glance. Smaller towns such as Westbury are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Wiltshire.

Postcodes: BA13
Area: Wiltshire
Nearest towns: Warminster (4 miles), Trowbridge (4 miles), Frome (6 miles), Melksham (8 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Warminster, Trowbridge, Frome, Melksham, Devizes.

Questions about tar and chip driveways in Westbury

Do you cover all of Westbury?

We cover Westbury including BA13, and nearby Warminster, Trowbridge, Frome.

Is the survey in Westbury free?

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 long will the work take at my Westbury property?

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

What approvals apply in Westbury?

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).

Other work in Westbury

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