If your road is listed as unclassified, a private road or a private street then planning permission is not required for a dropped kerb. If your road is listed as A, B or Class III then planning permission is required for a dropped kerb.
How much does it cost to have a kerb dropped in UK?
Dropped kerb cost checklist
The average drop kerb cost is £1,500 to create a new vehicle access point or £850 to widen an existing access point, including materials and labour. A planning application fee ranging between £50 – £400 should be factored into your budget based on the scope of work needed.
Can I park across my own dropped kerb UK?
Parking across your own dropped kerb
Generally you should never park on the pavement unless you are parking in a marked bay. However if you have parking bays in your street you can park across your own drive but not beyond the marked bays as shown below. You cannot block the pavement as shown below.
How close to a junction can you have a dropped kerb?
Near a junction, pedestrian crossing or other road safety measure. If a dropped kerb might affect a junction, pedestrian crossing or other road safety measure (for example, traffic lights), your application is likely to be rejected. Your dropped kerb will need to be at least 10 metres from a junction.
Do you need planning permission to lower a kerb Scotland?
Do I need a permit to lower the kerb? Yes, once you have your planning permission or a certificate of lawfulness you will also need a permit to lower the kerb. Please go to www.edinburgh.gov.uk/roadsandpavements.
Why would a drop kerb be refused?
Reasons for refusing permission could include proximity to a road junction, bend or traffic lights. There may be insufficient visibility to allow safe use of the pavement crossing. There might be obstacles, such as a tree or street furniture, in the way.
Can you drop a kerb yourself?
Please note, it is illegal to have a dropped kerb constructed by anybody other than ourselves or our approved contractors. Any dropped kerbs constructed by a non-approved contractor will be removed and the footway reinstated by us at your expense.
What is the law regarding dropped kerbs?
Do I need a dropped kerb? If you intend to drive a vehicle over the footway into your driveway off a highway, then you will need a dropped kerb. If you do not have dropped kerb, you must not drive over the footway. If you do so, you are breaking the law and enforcement action could be taken to prevent such practice.
Is it illegal to park in front of your own driveway UK?
Is it illegal to park in front of a driveway? Strictly speaking, it’s not always technically illegal to park in front of a driveway. However, parking over a dropped kerb is illegal and is a type of parking offence that is handled by councils.
Can you report someone for parking on a dropped kerb?
A Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) can be issued to any vehicle parked in front of a shared or pedestrian dropped kerb. A report of incorrect parking does not need to have been received by the Council to enforce this type of dropped kerb, although action will be taken on receipt of a report.
Does a dropped kerb add value?
But does a dropped kerb add more value? It definitely does. The best thing about it is it’s straightforward to apply for permission and get it done.
Can I park on my front garden without a dropped kerb?
WRT non-dropped kerbs, it is an offence under the Highways Act to cross a pavement in a car where the pavement has not been dropped, so if they are using the hardstanding at the front of the house to park, you should contact your local highways agency (local council if not a red-route) and ask them to investigate.
Can you park in front of a driveway if the kerb is not dropped?
One of the main questions we are asked when designing driveways is whether or not you are able to have a driveway installed without a dropped kerb. The simple answer here is no. Legally, in order to use an area as a driveway, you need to have a dropped kerb on the pathway outside your home.
Do you need planning permission to turn a garden into a driveway?
You will need Planning Permission if:
You are laying a traditional, impermeable driveway that does not provide for the water to run to a permeable area where the surface to be covered is more than five square metres.
Does the 4 year rule apply in Scotland?
In cases involving building, engineering mining or other operations, the time limit for taking enforcement action is four years beginning on the date when operations were substantially completed.
Do I need permission for a driveway?
You will not need planning permission if a new or replacement driveway of any size uses permeable (or porous) surfacing which allows water to drain through, such as gravel, permeable concrete block paving or porous asphalt, or if the rainwater is directed to a lawn or border to drain naturally.
Do I need permission to drop a kerb on a private road?
Approval from the council is required to create an access to a property by lowering kerbs at the edge of a road. Approval from the council is not required for crossovers on private roads (unadopted roads).
How far can I extend my dropped kerb?
Wider dropped kerbs up to 4.8 metres can be constructed if shared with a neighbouring property. Existing shared dropped kerbs can also be extended to a maximum width of 4.8 metres.
What is the maximum width of a dropped kerb?
The minimum and standard width of a vehicle dropped kerb is 2.7 metres. The width can be increased to a maximum of 4.5 metres.
Can I turn my front garden into a drive?
You will need to request planning permission from your local highways department, and the results will vary depending on where you live and your council’s policy.
Does a dropped kerb mean no parking?
You must not park in front of a dropped kerb on the road or where the road has been raised to the same level as the pavement, regardless if yellow lines are present or in force. There are two types of dropped kerbs: those for pedestrians. those for vehicles to access off-street areas.