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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 wish to drive over the pavement onto your property.
Any access onto a public highway from a domestic or commercial driveway area should have a vehicle crossover.
Kerb dropping permits vehicles to cross the pavement from the road to a driveway and it is a legal requirement if you intend 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 ensure people do not park across your driveway.
The law regarding 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 never drive over the footway. If you do this, you are breaking the law and enforcement action might be taken to prevent such practice.
The pavement may need 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 make it possible for a car to be driven onto the front area of a property.
The work includes lowering the kerbstones and strengthening the pavement to create a ramp, and must solely be performed by an authorised company with Street Works Accreditation, and who have the necessary Public Liability insurance to comply with 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).
We have many years experience in putting in drop kerbs and making an application for the appropriate planning permission. We can work in conjunction with your local county council while complying with all essential regulations.
You can either apply to your local council for approval for kerb dropping outside your property 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 operators who have gained the appropriate qualifications in regard to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, which is necessary for any contractor excavating a highway.
We concentrate on delivering a service that gets it correct the first time. By buying high quality components, equipment and processes, we ensure that we deliver lasting and affordable solutions that will last.
We pride ourselves on our outstanding workmanship and customer care and we ensure that every job is carried out to the highest quality standards.
Our staff can visit your site to perform a free no-obligation survey. This enables our surfacing contractors to completely understand your needs and offer an accurate and affordable quote.
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The massive growth in demand for off-street parking has seen more and more people drop kerbs to establish car standing at the front of their homes.
Study by home insurer Direct Line shows that off-street parking is seen by estate agents as a desirable feature which adds market value to a residential or commercial property. This, coupled with increasing parking limitations in many residential locations, has brought about planning applications increase greatly 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 numerous things to think about, not least environmental consequences, and flooding is a major problem.
When you replace a front lawn with hard standing, rainwater can no longer soak into the ground. As increasingly more households take this step, the collective effect seriously increases the danger of flooding, so it’s important to include drainage in your plans.
Planning permission is usually required if you wish to drop the kerb outside your property to allow a car to cross the pavement. This is because the pavement may need to be strengthened to take the weight of motor vehicles and prevent them from damaging the surface or any pipes or cables beneath. It is in addition to ensure the new access will never be a safety hazard 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 identify the relevant council at the government website). How much it costs to apply will depend on your location.
If permission is given, you then you need to locate a local contractor to perform the work for you.
It’s certainly not a DIY job as the council will have requirements that service providers must meet. Several will only allow you to use their endorsed contractors, while others allow you to use your own, so long as they are accredited to the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, and hold public liability insurance. In this case, there may 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 given. Below is a checklist of points to consider. If any among these criteria is not really met, planning permission is probably to be denied:
- Your front garden needs to be big enough for you to park your vehicle fully on your property.
- The kerb needs to be at least 4.8 m from the front of your house; or 6m if the parking spot is in front of a door 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 various other street furniture.
- It must meet visibility guidelines; this depends on 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 home to the road must not be too steep.
- Finally, you as the home owner must consent to the kerb being dropped; for instance, a renter can not apply on their landlord’s behalf.
We cover all these local areas and lots more- Bleak Hills & Ladybrook, Mansfield, Sutton Forest Side, Dalestorth, New Cross, Sutton in Ashfield, The Park, Ravensdale, Cox Moor, Harlow Wood
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If you need a dropped kerb you probably need a driveway too.
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Q and A’s
Prices will vary depending on your location, width of pavement, the number of kerbs to drop and if you want to extend an existing dropped kerb. Some councils and contractors offer an extended dropped-kerb free of charge, while others 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 allow for the vehicle to cross the public pedestrian footway.
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 refuse to grant permission as either a roads authority or a planning authority, or both.
A dropped kerb is a sloped area that the vehicle crosses between the road and the property’s front. It is often a driveway with dropped kerbs.
Obstructing a drop kerb with a vehicle is an offense. It can be enforced by the police or local council. Even though it sounds absurd, you may be issued a PCN to park on top of your own dropped curb.
Parking across a dropped curb is a parking offense that can lead to a Penalty Fee Notice. This means that if you park on top of a dropped brick, you are guilty of an offence.
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. 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
Dropped kerbs are required for vehicles that will be driven over the footway to your driveway from a highway. You must have a dropped kerb in order to drive your vehicle over the footway. If you do, you will be in violation of the law. Enforcement action may be taken to stop you from doing so.
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