Council Approved Dropped Kerb Contractors

Need your kerbs dropping for easy access to your property or driveway?

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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 requirement if you want to drive over the pavement onto your property.

Any access onto a public highway from a residential or commercial driveway area must have a vehicle crossover.

Kerb dropping enables vehicles to cross the pavement from the road to a driveway and it is a legal requirement if you wish to drive across the pavement onto your property.

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Putting in a vehicle access crossover can make a significant improvement to accessing your property as well as helping to make sure people do not park in front of your driveway.

The law regarding the access states: If you intend to drive a vehicle over the footway into your driveway off a highway, then you will need make these changes to your access.

If you do not, you must never 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 need to be reinforced in front of the property, and in many cases, it may be necessary for lampposts, manhole covers and other street furniture to be relocated.

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Drop Kerb Specialists in Flawborough

Kerb drops, also known as 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 strengthening the pavement to create a ramp, and must only be performed by an authorised provider with Street Works Accreditation, and who have the necessary Public Liability insurance to comply with the local authorities requirements.

Vehicle access cross overs comprise normally of 3 or 4 dropped kerbs with a tapered or transition kerb on either side. The standard maximum total width at road level for a VAC is 3.6 metres (i.e. normally 4 kerbs).

Our team have many years experience in installing drop kerbs and making an application for the appropriate planning permission. We are able to work in conjunction with your local county council  while abiding by all necessary regulations.

You can either apply to your local council for approval 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 details of qualified providers who have gained the proper qualifications in relation to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, which is essential for any provider excavating a highway.

We concentrate on delivering a product that gets it right the first time. By investing in high quality materials, equipment and processes, we make sure that we deliver sustainable and affordable solutions that will last.

We pride ourselves on our outstanding workmanship and customer care and we make sure that every job is performed to the finest quality standards.

Our staff can check out your site to perform a free no-obligation survey. This enables our surfacing contractors to fully understand your needs and provide an accurate and affordable quote.

Contact us today for a complimentary price quote on 07595 510190

Flawborough Kerb Dropping Contractors

The huge growth in demand for off-street parking has seen a growing number of people drop kerbs to create car standing at the front of their properties.

Research by home insurer Direct Line shows that off-street parking is regarded by estate agents as a desirable feature which adds value to a property. This, combined with increasing parking limitations in lots of residential areas, has resulted in planning applications  increase greatly over recent years.

However while putting in car standing space to the front of your home may add value to your property, there are numerous things to consider, not least environmental consequences, and flooding is a big worry.

When you replace a front lawn with hard standing, rain can no longer absorb into the ground. As more and more households take this action, the collective effect seriously increases the danger of flooding, so it’s important to include drainage in your plans.

Planning permission is usually called for if you wish to drop the kerb outside your property to enable a car to cross the pavement. This is due to the fact that the pavement may need to be reinforced to take the weight of vehicles and help prevent them from damaging the surface or any pipes or cables below. It is also to ensure the new access will never be a safety risk to other highway users.

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You can learn if you need planning permission by getting in touch with your local council (you can find the relevant council at the government website). How much it costs to apply will depend on your location.

If permission is approved, you then you need to locate a local professional to do the work for you.

It’s certainly not a DIY job as the council will have criteria that service providers must meet. Several will only allow you to use their approved contractors, while others make it possible for you to use your own, just as long as they are accredited to the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, and carry public liability insurance. For this case, there may be an additional charge for highway assessments by the council.

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However first it’s worth establishing if consent is likely to be granted. Below is a list of considerations. If any one of these criteria is not met, planning permission is most likely to be declined:

  • Your front garden must be large enough for you to park your vehicle completely 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 a door or garage.
  • The parking area must be at least 2.4 m wide.
  • The suggested access to your property must be more than 10m away from a road junction; 15m away from busy junctions or on major roads.
  • It has to be at least 1.5 m away from street lamps and other street furniture.
  • It must meet visibility standards; this is dependent on the type of road.
  • Appropriate drainage must be provided to take the surplus surface water.
    The extraction of tree roots must be avoided.
  • The slope from your property to the road must not be too steep.
  • Finally, you as the property owner must consent to the kerb being dropped; for example, a renter can not apply on their landlord’s behalf.

We cover all these local areas and lots more- Flawborough & Kilvington, Shelton, Staunton in the Vale, Top Green, Sibthorpe, Cotham, Flintham, Elston, Syerston, East Stoke

We Install Driveways Too!

If you need a dropped kerb you probably need a driveway too.
We can give you a quote for:
Resin Drives
Tarmac Drives
Concrete Drives
Block Paving Drives
Imprinted Concrete

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Q and A’s

Prices will vary depending on the location and width of your pavement. Some councils or contractors will provide an extended, dropped kerb at no charge. Others may charge up to £1800. The actual job usually takes between 1 and 2 days.

Highways Act 1980 Section 184, makes it a crime to drive a vehicle along a footway. These are the physical lowering (or dropping) of the kerb and permission to allow vehicles to cross on the public footway.

An average driveway will have five kerb sections. Assuming that your road and footpath are owned by the Council, you will need to apply for permission from them. The Council may deny permission for any reason, be it as a roads or planning authority, but also both.

A dropped kerb is a sloped area that the vehicle crosses between the road and the property’s front. It’s often a driveway that has a droppedkerb.

Obstructing a drop kerb with a vehicle is an offense. It can be enforced by the police or local council. … As ridiculous as it may seem, you can be issued a PCN for parking across your own dropped kerb

Parking on a drop kerb is considered a parking violation and can result in a Penalty Notice. This means if you park in across a dropped kerb you are committing an offence unless you have permission.

A car spot will add extra value to your home, but it will vary depending on where you live. A drop kerb outside of your property will require you to complete an application.

It must be at least 10 m between the entrance to the junction or sharp corner and where the proposed vehicular accessibility is located. Your vehicle cannot be parked in an area that exceeds the roadway or pavement.

To allow a car on the pavement to cross it, you will need permission. Because vehicles can cause damage to the pavement, or to any pipes or cables under it, the pavement may need reinforcement.

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. If you do so, you are breaking the law and enforcement action could be taken to prevent such practice.

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