Tarmac paths and footpaths in Tredegar

How much should I budget in Tredegar?

Guide prices below are for Tredegar, adjusted for Wales, where surfacing rates run about 5% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Tarmac garden path or footpath, hand-laid	£52–£86 per m²
Example: 10 m² path	£630–£1,050
Example: 20 m² path	£1,150–£1,900
Example: 40 m² path	£2,100–£3,400

As a 2026 guide in Tredegar, tarmac path work runs at about £52–£86 per m² including VAT, so a 40 m² path is roughly £2,100–£3,400. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Planning and kerb rules for Tredegar

Repairs, paths and edging work rarely need planning permission. In Wales, a new hard surface in front of a house is permitted development only if it is porous or drains to a permeable area within the property; repairing or replacing up to 5 m² of existing hardstanding is allowed without meeting that condition. Separately, since January 2019, construction covering 100 m² or more that affects drainage generally needs approval from the council's SuDS Approving Body (SAB) before work starts, even where planning permission is not needed. Larger drives, shared surfaces and car parks often reach that threshold.

Tredegar: the local details

The key facts for Tredegar. Smaller towns such as Tredegar are surveyed alongside nearby jobs in Gwent.

Postcodes: NP22
Area: Gwent
Nearest towns: Ebbw Vale (2 miles), Brynmawr (3 miles), Abertillery (6 miles), Merthyr Tydfil (6 miles)
Pricing: Wales, about 5% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The council

The same service is available in Ebbw Vale, Brynmawr, Abertillery, Merthyr Tydfil, Bargoed.

What the price covers

A tarmac path is a lighter version of a drive build: a compacted stone base of around 100 mm, a binder course and a fine surface course, laid by hand and held in by timber edging, kerbs or blocks.

Path set out to the line and width you want
Excavation to about 150–180 mm with spoil removed
MOT Type 1 base, about 100 mm, compacted
Binder and surface course laid hot by hand and rolled
Gentle cross-fall so water runs off to the border

The build-up we price

Your questions answered

Is the survey in Tredegar 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 a tarmac path in Tredegar?

In Wales, new front hardstanding should be porous or drain to a permeable area within the property, and work covering 100 m² or more with drainage effects usually needs SAB approval first. Dropped kerbs are approved by the council as highway authority.

Which Tredegar postcodes do you cover?

We cover Tredegar including NP22, and nearby Ebbw Vale, Brynmawr, Abertillery.

How quickly can work start in Tredegar?

Often 1–2 days. We book Tredegar surveys alongside other jobs in Gwent, and give you dates once the specification is agreed.

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