Tarmac driveway resurfacing in Selby

Tarmac resurfacing prices in Selby

For Selby, we apply the Yorkshire and the Humber rate, about 4% below our UK midpoint. Your survey turns these ranges into a fixed price.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tarmac resurfacing over a sound existing base	£24–£43 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£790–£1,450
Example: 50 m² drive	£1,200–£2,150
Example: 80 m² drive	£1,900–£3,450

As a 2026 guide in Selby, tarmac resurfacing work runs at about £24–£43 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £1,900–£3,450. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Rules that apply in Selby

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.

How it is built

What the price covers

A new tack-coated surface course over a drive whose base is still sound: less digging, lower cost.

Cut out and patch failed areas before overlaying
Plane or cut back at thresholds, kerbs and covers so levels still work
Weed treatment and a clean surface
Bond (tack) coat sprayed to glue the new layer to the old
New surface course, typically 25–40 mm, laid hot and rolled

Where we work in and around Selby

Selby at a glance. Smaller towns such as Selby are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in North Yorkshire.

Postcodes: YO8
Area: North Yorkshire
Nearest towns: Goole (10 miles), Pontefract (12 miles), York (12 miles), Harrogate (24 miles)
Pricing: Yorkshire and the Humber, about 4% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Goole, Pontefract, York, Harrogate.

Your questions answered

What is the price of tarmac resurfacing in Selby?

As a 2026 guide in Selby, tarmac resurfacing work runs at about £24–£43 per m² including VAT, so a 80 m² drive is roughly £1,900–£3,450. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Is the survey in Selby 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.

Do I need permission for tarmac resurfacing in Selby?

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 Selby?

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

Other work in Selby

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