Tarmac driveway resurfacing in Hereford

How much should I budget in Hereford?

Local guide rates for Hereford (the West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint):

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tarmac resurfacing over a sound existing base	£25–£45 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£830–£1,500
Example: 50 m² drive	£1,250–£2,250
Example: 80 m² drive	£2,000–£3,600

As a 2026 guide in Hereford, tarmac resurfacing work runs at about £25–£45 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £1,250–£2,250. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Hereford: the local details

The key facts for Hereford. We reach Hereford on our Herefordshire survey days; Hereford is under a mile away.

Postcodes: HR1, HR4, HR2
Area: Herefordshire
Nearest towns: Ross-on-Wye (12 miles), Leominster (12 miles), Ledbury (12 miles)
Pricing: West Midlands, in line with our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

We also cover nearby Ross-on-Wye, Leominster, Ledbury.

Planning and kerb rules for Hereford

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).

Layer by layer

What we do on tarmac resurfacing

Tarmac resurfacing, or an overlay, means cleaning and repairing an existing drive, spraying a bond coat and laying a new surface course of about 25–40 mm on top, without digging out the base.

Survey of the existing base: sinking, rutting, loose edges and drainage
Cut out and patch failed areas before overlaying
Plane or cut back at thresholds, kerbs and covers so levels still work
Bond (tack) coat sprayed to glue the new layer to the old
New surface course, typically 25–40 mm, laid hot and rolled

Your questions answered

How long will the work take at my Hereford property?

Often 1–2 days for a typical drive. We book Hereford surveys alongside other jobs in Herefordshire, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

Do I need permission for tarmac resurfacing in Hereford?

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).

Tarmac resurfacing cost in Hereford: what should I budget?

As a 2026 guide in Hereford, tarmac resurfacing work runs at about £25–£45 per m² including VAT, so a 50 m² drive is roughly £1,250–£2,250. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Which Hereford postcodes do you cover?

We cover Hereford including HR1, HR4, HR2, and nearby Ross-on-Wye, Leominster, Ledbury.

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