Tarmac paths and footpaths in Keighley

What does a tarmac path cost in Keighley?

For Keighley, 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 garden path or footpath, hand-laid	£53–£86 per m²
Example: 10 m² path	£630–£1,050
Example: 20 m² path	£1,150–£1,900
Example: 40 m² path	£2,100–£3,450

As a 2026 guide in Keighley, tarmac path work runs at about £53–£86 per m² including VAT, so a 10 m² path is roughly £630–£1,050. Guide only; the survey confirms a fixed price.

Do I need permission in Keighley?

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.

Keighley: the local details

Survey cover and pricing for Keighley. Keighley sits 15 miles from Leeds, within our regular West Yorkshire cover.

Postcodes: BD21, BD22, BD20
Area: West Yorkshire
Nearest towns: Bingley (3 miles), Baildon (5 miles), Shipley (6 miles), Guiseley (8 miles)
Pricing: Yorkshire and the Humber, about 4% below our UK midpoint
Kerb approvals: The highway authority

The same service is available in Bingley, Baildon, Shipley, Guiseley, Bradford.

What the price covers

Garden paths, side passages and footpaths in hot-laid tarmac, edged with timber, 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
Timber, kerb or block edging on both sides
Binder and surface course laid hot by hand and rolled

Keighley: common questions

How quickly can work start in Keighley?

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

Which Keighley postcodes do you cover?

We cover Keighley including BD21, BD22, BD20, and nearby Bingley, Baildon, Shipley.

Can I get a free survey in Keighley?

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 Keighley?

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).

Also in Keighley

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