Tar and chip driveways in Redditch

How much should I budget in Redditch?

For Redditch, we apply the West Midlands rate, in line with 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	£45–£75 per m²
Example: 50 m² drive	£2,250–£3,750
Example: 100 m² drive	£4,500–£7,500
Example: 200 m² drive	£8,550–£14,250

As a 2026 guide in Redditch, tar and chip driveway work runs at about £45–£75 per m² including VAT, so a 100 m² drive is roughly £4,500–£7,500. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Rules that apply in Redditch

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).

Covering Redditch

Redditch at a glance. We cover Redditch as part of our regular Worcestershire rounds.

Postcodes: B80, B48
Area: Worcestershire
Nearest towns: Bromsgrove (5 miles), Shirley (9 miles), Droitwich (9 miles), Solihull (10 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Bromsgrove, Shirley, Droitwich, Solihull, Halesowen.

What the price covers

Hot bitumen sprayed and dressed with rolled stone chippings for a gravel look that stays put.

Hot bitumen or emulsion sprayed evenly
Chippings spread straight onto the binder
Rolled to bed the stones in
Loose surplus chippings swept up after a few days
Second coat where a double dressing is specified

Your questions answered

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

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 quickly can work start in Redditch?

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

Are there planning or highway rules in Redditch?

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).

Which Redditch postcodes do you cover?

We cover Redditch including B80, B48, and nearby Bromsgrove, Shirley, Droitwich.

Other work in Redditch

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