Tarmac driveway repairs in Brent

How much should I budget in Brent?

Guide prices below are for Brent, adjusted for London, where surfacing rates run about 20% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Pothole or small patch repair, cut out and re-laid	£180–£480 each
Crack sealing on a domestic drive	£120–£360 per job
Edge repair with new edge restraint	£360–£960 per job

As a 2026 guide in Brent, expect about £180–£480 each including VAT. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Covering Brent

What applies in Brent. We cover Brent as part of our regular Greater London rounds.

Postcodes: HA0, HA9
Area: Greater London
Nearest towns: Harrow (2 miles), Greenford (3 miles), Northolt (3 miles), Acton (3 miles)
Pricing: London, about 20% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Harrow, Greenford, Northolt, Acton, Willesden.

Do I need permission in Brent?

Repairs, paths and edging work rarely need planning permission. 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.

How it is built

What we do on a tarmac driveway repair

Potholes, sunken patches, cracks and crumbling edges cut out square and re-laid hot.

Find the cause: water, root, soft base or missing edge
Saw-cut the damaged area square, back to sound tarmac
Dig out and replace failed sub-base, compact in layers
Bond coat to the cut faces and base
Joints sealed to stop water getting under the patch

Questions about tarmac driveway repairs in Brent

Do I need permission for a tarmac driveway repair in Brent?

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).

How quickly can work start in Brent?

Usually half a day to a day. We book Brent surveys alongside other jobs in Greater London, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Do you cover all of Brent?

We cover Brent including HA0, HA9, and nearby Harrow, Greenford, Northolt.

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

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.

More we do in Brent

Tell us what you have in mind for Brent and we'll book a survey and put the specification in writing.