Tarmac driveway resurfacing in Salisbury

How much should I budget in Salisbury?

These Salisbury guide prices reflect rates in the South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tarmac resurfacing over a sound existing base	£26–£46 per m²
Example: 30 m² drive	£850–£1,550
Example: 50 m² drive	£1,300–£2,300
Example: 80 m² drive	£2,050–£3,700

As a 2026 guide in Salisbury, tarmac resurfacing work runs at about £26–£46 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £850–£1,550. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Where we work in and around Salisbury

Salisbury at a glance. We reach Salisbury on our Wiltshire survey days; Swindon is 34 miles away.

Postcodes: SP1, SP2, SP5
Area: Wiltshire
Nearest towns: Warminster (19 miles), Devizes (21 miles), Westbury (21 miles), Trowbridge (25 miles)
Pricing: South West, about 3% above our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

Nearby, we work in Warminster, Devizes, Westbury, Trowbridge.

What is included in tarmac resurfacing?

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

Survey of the existing base: sinking, rutting, loose edges and drainage
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
Edges sealed and joints to existing surfaces cut neatly

Do I need permission in Salisbury?

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).

Your questions answered

What approvals apply in Salisbury?

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 Salisbury?

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

Do you work in my part of Salisbury?

We cover Salisbury including SP1, SP2, SP5, and nearby Warminster, Devizes, Westbury.

How much does tarmac resurfacing cost in Salisbury?

As a 2026 guide in Salisbury, tarmac resurfacing work runs at about £26–£46 per m² including VAT, so a 30 m² drive is roughly £850–£1,550. Edging, drainage and a dropped kerb are priced separately where needed.

Other work in Salisbury

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