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We are fully licenced and insured drop kerb contractors, partnering with the local council and Highways Authority to carry out every job in compliance with all essential regulations.
In most cases you don’t need to apply for anything from the council, we take care of all of that for you. We will submit the application and you will receive an email from the council on approval.
A kerb drop is a legal necessity if you want to drive across the pavement onto your property.
Any entry onto a public highway from a domestic or commercial driveway area must have a vehicle crossover.
Kerb dropping allows vehicles to cross the pavement from the road to a driveway and it is a legal necessity if you intend to drive across the pavement onto your property.
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Installing a vehicle access crossover can make a huge improvement to accessing your property along with helping to make sure people do not park across your driveway.
The law pertaining to the access states: If you plan to drive a vehicle over the footway in to your driveway off a highway, then you will need make these changes to your access.
If you do not, you must not drive over the footway. If you do so, you are breaking the law and enforcement action might be taken to prevent such practice.
The pavement may require to be reinforced in front of the property, and sometimes, it may be essential for lampposts, manhole covers and various other street furniture to be relocated.
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Kerb drops, also called vehicle access crossovers, are an alteration to the footpath. It involves lowering the kerb and preparing new foundations to the paving to make it possible for a car to be driven onto the front area of a property.
The work involves lowering the kerbstones and bolstering the pavement to create a ramp, and must only be performed by an authorised company with Street Works Accreditation, and who have the necessary Public Liability insurance to fulfill the local authorities requirements.
Vehicle access cross overs consist normally of 3 or 4 dropped kerbs with a tapered or transition kerb on either side. The conventional maximum total width at road level for a VAC is 3.6 metres (i.e. normally 4 kerbs).
Our team have several years experience in installing drop kerbs and applying for the relevant planning permission. We are able to work in conjunction with your local county council whilst abiding by all essential regulations.
You can either apply to your local council for permission for kerb dropping outside your property or we are able to apply to your local authority on your behalf.
We are members of the Streetworks Qualifications Register (SWQR). The SWQR holds information of qualified providers who have gained the appropriate qualifications in regard to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, which is necessary for any provider excavating a highway.
We concentrate on delivering a service that gets it correct the first time. By investing in high quality components, equipment and processes, we make sure that we deliver lasting and cost effective solutions that will last.
We pride ourselves on our outstanding workmanship and client care and we make sure that each and every job is performed to the highest quality standards.
Our team can check out your site to carry out a free no-obligation survey. This allows our surfacing contractors to completely understand your requirements and offer an accurate and affordable quote.
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Carlton-on-Trent Kerb Dropping Contractors
The massive growth in interest for off-street parking has seen a growing number of people drop kerbs to create car standing at the front of their homes.
Research by home insurer Direct Line shows that off-street parking is regarded by estate agents as a desirable feature which adds market value to a property. This, coupled with escalating parking limitations in lots of residential areas, has resulted in planning applications increase massively over recent years.
However while putting in car standing space to the front of your home can add market value to your property, there are many things to take into consideration, not least environmental issues, and flooding is a big issue.
When you replace a front lawn with hard standing, rainwater can no longer absorb into the ground. As more and more households take this action, the collective effect seriously increases the risk of flooding, so it’s essential to incorporate drainage in your plans.
Planning permission is generally required if you wish to drop the kerb outside your property to enable a car to cross the pavement. This is because the pavement might need to be reinforced to take the weight of motor vehicles and help prevent them from damaging the surface or any water pipes or cables underneath. It is in addition to ensure the new access will not be a safety hazard to other highway users.
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You can learn if you require planning permission by getting in touch with your local council (you can identify the relevant council at the government website). How much it costs to apply will depend on your location.
If permission is granted, you then you need to find a local specialist to perform the work for you.
It’s certainly not a DIY job as the council will have criteria that contractors must meet. Some will only allow you to use their approved contractors, while others make it possible for you to use your own, provided that they are accredited to the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, and carry public liability insurance. In this case, there might be an added fee for highway inspections by the council.
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However first it’s worth establishing if permission is likely to be granted. Below is a list of considerations. If any among these criteria is not met, planning permission is very likely to be refused:
- Your front garden must be large enough for you to park your vehicle entirely on your property.
- The kerb must be at minimum 4.8 m from the front of your house; or 6m if the parking area is in front of an entrance or garage.
- The parking area should be at least 2.4 m wide.
- The proposed access to your property should be more than 10m away from a road junction; 15m away from busy junctions or on primary roads.
- It has to be at least 1.5 m away from street lamps and various other street furniture.
- It must meet visibility standards; this depends on the type of road.
- Suitable drainage must be provided to remove the surplus surface water.
The removal of tree roots should be avoided. - The slope from your home to the road must not be too steep.
- Finally, you as the homeowner must consent to the kerb being dropped; for example, a renter can not apply on their landlord’s behalf.
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Q and A’s
Prices vary depending on where you live, how many kerbs are to be dropped and whether or not you wish to extend an already-dropped kerb. Some councils or contractors will provide an extended, dropped kerb at no charge. Others may charge up to £1800. The job typically takes about one to two days.
The Highways Act 1980 – Section 184, makes it an offence to drive a vehicle across a footway, or verge, where there is no proper vehicle crossover. They include both the physical lowering of the kerb (the dropped kerb) and a permission to allow a vehicle to cross the public footway.
Five kerb sections will be required to make a driveway average. If the Council is the owner of the road or footpath, you will need permission from the Council. The Council might decide not to grant permission, either as a roads authority or planning authority, or both.
A dropped kerb is a sloped area that the vehicle crosses between the road and the property’s front. Often it is a driveway with a dropped kerb.
An obstruction is defined as a vehicle that is parked fully or partially on a dropped kerb. Local authorities or the police can enforce the violation. It doesn’t matter how absurd, you can be issued an NPCN for parking your vehicle across your dropped kerb.
Parking across a dropped kerb is a parking contravention for which a Penalty Charge Notice can be issued. This means that if you park on top of a dropped brick, you are guilty of an offence.
Although adding a spot for your car will increase the property’s value, it will depend on where you live. A drop kerb outside of your property will require you to complete an application.
There must be at least 10 metres between the entrance to a junction or sharp corner and the location of the proposed vehicular access. The pavement or road must not be overhang by any vehicle that is parked within your property.
If you want to remove the curb from your property in order to permit a vehicle to cross the pavement, planning permission will usually be required. This is because pavement may need to have additional strength to handle the vehicle’s weight, as well as protect any pipes or cables underneath.
Dropped kerbs are required for vehicles that will be driven over the footway to your driveway from a highway. If you do not have dropped kerb, you must not drive over the footway. Doing so is a violation of the law, and enforcement actions could be taken against you.
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