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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 over the pavement onto your property.
Any access onto a public highway from a domestic or commercial driveway area must have a vehicle crossover.
Kerb dropping permits vehicles to cross the pavement from the road to a driveway and it is a legal necessity if you wish to drive across the pavement onto your property.
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Installing a vehicle access crossover can make a significant 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 might be taken to stop such practice.
The pavement may require to be strengthened 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 known as vehicle access crossovers, are an alteration to the footpath. It involves lowering the kerb and preparing new foundations to the paving to enable 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 only be performed by an authorised company with Street Works Accreditation, and who have the necessary 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 installing drop kerbs and making an application for the relevant planning permission. We are able to work in partnership 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 details of qualified operators 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 service that gets it correct the first time. By buying 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 each and every job is performed to the finest quality standards.
Our team can visit 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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The massive growth in interest for off-street parking has seen more and more people drop kerbs to establish car standing at the front of their homes.
Research by home insurer Direct Line shows that off-street parking is seen by estate agents as a desirable feature which adds value to a property. This, coupled with increasing parking restrictions 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 value to your property, there are numerous things to take into consideration, not least environmental issues, and flooding is a big problem.
When you switch out a front garden with hard standing, rainwater can no longer absorb into the ground. As increasingly more households take this step, the cumulative effect severely increases the danger of flooding, so it’s important to include drainage in your plans.
Planning permission is generally called for if you wish to drop the kerb outside your property to permit a car to cross the pavement. This is because 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 below. 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 learn if you need planning permission by contacting your local council (you can identify the relevant council at the government website). How much it costs to apply will depend upon your specific 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 contractors must meet. Some will only permit you to use their approved contractors, while others allow 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 hold public liability insurance. For this case, there might be an additional charge for highway assessments by the council.
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However first it’s worth verifying if consent is likely to be granted. Below is a checklist of considerations. If any among these criteria is not met, planning permission is likely to be refused:
- Your front garden needs to be big enough for you to park your vehicle entirely on your property.
- The kerb needs to be at least 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 suggested access to your property should be more than 10m away from a road junction; 15m away from busy junctions or on major roads.
- It must be at least 1.5 m away from street lights and various other street furniture.
- It must meet visibility guidelines; this depends upon the type of road.
- Suitable drainage needs to be provided to take the excess surface water.
The removal of tree roots should be avoided. - The incline from your property to the road must not be too steep.
- Finally, you as the home owner must agree to the kerb being dropped; as an example, a tenant can not apply on their landlord’s behalf.
We cover all these local areas and lots more- Thorpe & East Stoke, Farndon, Elston, Hawton, Syerston, Rolleston, Fiskerton, Staythorpe, Morton, Sibthorpe
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If you need a dropped kerb you probably need a driveway too.
We can give you a quote for:
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Q and A’s
Prices will vary depending on the location and width of your pavement. Some councils and contractors provide an extended dropped curb for no cost, while others charge up to £1800. The entire job takes about 1 to 2 hours.
Highways Act 1980 Section 184, makes it a crime to drive a vehicle along a footway. They can be used to permit vehicles to cross the public footway.
An average driveway will have five kerb sections. You will need to obtain permission from your local Council as highway authority, assuming that the Council owns the road and footpath. The Council might decide not to grant permission, either as a roads authority or planning authority, or both.
Dropped kerb refers to the area where the vehicle crosses the road from the property’s front. It’s often a driveway that has a droppedkerb.
If you park your vehicle partially or completely across a dropped kerb, it is considered obstruction. This can be enforced either by the police and the council. It doesn’t matter how absurd, you can be issued an NPCN for parking your vehicle across your dropped kerb.
Parking across a dropping kerb can be a parking contravention that could result in a Penalty-Charge Notice being issued. This means that if you park on top of a dropped brick, you are guilty of an offence.
A spot for a car can add value to your property. However, the exact amount depends on where you live. You will need to apply to get a dropped curb outside your property.
Between the junction’s entrance and the proposed location for vehicular access, there must be at most 10m. The vehicle must not be parked within 10 metres of any road or pavement.
If you plan to remove the kerb on your property and allow cars to cross the pavement, permission is required. This is because the pavement may need to be strengthened to take the weight of vehicles and prevent them from damaging the surface or any pipes or cables underneath
A dropped kerb will be required if your plan is to drive your vehicle over the footway in your driveway, off a highway. If you do not have dropped kerb, you must not drive over the footway. You are violating the law and could face enforcement action.
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