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 necessity if you wish to drive over 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 want to drive across the pavement onto your property.

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Installing a vehicle access crossover can make a huge improvement to easy access your property along with helping to make sure people do not park in front of 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 may be taken to stop such practice.

The pavement may need to be strengthened in front of the building, and sometimes, it may be essential for lampposts, manhole covers and other street furniture to be relocated.

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Kerb drops, also known as vehicle access crossovers, are an adaptation to the footpath. It entails 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 includes lowering the kerbstones and bolstering the pavement to create a ramp, and must solely be performed by an authorised provider with Street Works Accreditation, and who have the required Public Liability insurance to fulfill the local authorities regulations.

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 putting in drop kerbs and applying for the relevant planning permission. We can work in partnership with your local county council  whilst abiding by all essential regulations.

You can either apply to your local council for approval for kerb dropping outside your building or we can 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 essential for any provider excavating a highway.

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

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

Our staff can check out your site to carry out a free no-obligation survey. This allows our surfacing contractors to completely understand your requirements and provide an accurate and competitive quote.

Contact us today for a free price quote on 07595 510190

Rolleston Kerb Dropping Contractors

The massive growth in demand for off-street parking has seen more and more people drop kerbs to create car standing at the front of their homes.

Study by home insurer Direct Line shows that off-street parking is regarded by estate agents as a beneficial feature which adds value to a property. This, coupled with increasing parking restrictions in lots of residential locations, has brought about planning applications  increase massively over recent years.

But while adding car standing space to the front of your home might add value to your property, there are numerous things to think about, not least environmental consequences, and flooding is a big concern.

When you replace a front lawn with hard standing, rainwater can no longer soak into the ground. As more and more households take this step, the cumulative effect severely increases the threat of flooding, so it’s important to incorporate drainage in your plans.

Planning permission is usually called for if you wish to drop the kerb outside your building to allow a car to cross the pavement. This is due to the fact that the pavement might need to be strengthened to take the weight of vehicles and help prevent them from damaging the surface or any water pipes or cables beneath. It is in addition to ensure the new access will not be a safety risk to other highway users.

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You can find out 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 be dependent on your location.

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

It’s definitely not a DIY job as the council will have criteria that contractors must meet. Several will only allow you to use their endorsed contractors, while others allow you to use your own, as long as 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 additional charge for highway inspections by the council.

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But first it’s worth verifying if permission is likely to be granted. Below is a list of points to consider. If any one of these criteria is not met, planning permission is most likely to be rejected:

  • 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 spot 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 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.
  • Suitable drainage must be provided to remove the excess surface water.
    The removal of tree roots should be avoided.
  • The incline from your home to the road must not be too steep.
  • Lastly, you as the homeowner must agree to the kerb being dropped; as an example, a renter can not apply on their landlord’s behalf.

We cover all these local areas and lots more- Rolleston & Fiskerton, Staythorpe, Upton, Morton, Brinkley, Farndon, Averham, East Stoke, Upton Field, Thorpe

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 can vary depending upon where you are located, what width you have, how many kerbs need to be dropped, and whether you need to extend an existing drop kerb. Some councils and contractors provide an extended dropped curb for no cost, while others charge up to £1800. The actual job usually takes between 1 and 2 days.

Highways Act 1980, Section 184 makes it an offense to drive a vehicle over a footway or verge where there is no vehicle crossing. These include the permission for a vehicle to cross the public footway and the physical lowering the kerb.

For an average driveway, you will probably want to lower five kerb sections. Your local Council will be your highway authority. This assumes that the Council has the road and footpath. The Council may deny permission for any reason, be it as a roads or planning authority, but also both.

A dropped kerb is the sloped area where the vehicle crosses from the road to the front of the property. A driveway often has a dropped curb.

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. … As ridiculous as it may seem, you can be issued a PCN for parking across your own dropped kerb

Parking across a dropped street is a parking violation that can result in a Penalty Cost Notice. If you park across a dropped curb, you will be charged with an offense unless you have permission.

Adding a spot for a car will undoubtedly bring extra value to your property, but the amount will naturally depend on whereabouts you live. It iss also worth bearing in mind that you will have to go through an application process to a get a dropped kerb outside your property, too.

The distance between the entrance of a junction or sharp corner, and the proposed vehicular entry must not exceed 10 meters. The vehicle must not be parked within 10 metres of any road or pavement.

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. 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. You cannot drive on the footway if you don’t have a dropped curb. You are violating the law and could face enforcement action.

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