Council Approved Dropped Kerb Contractors
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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 residential or commercial property.
Any entry onto a public highway from a residential 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 necessity if you want to drive across the pavement onto your property.
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Installing a vehicle access crossover can make a significant improvement to accessing 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 into your driveway off a highway, then you will need to 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 could be taken to prevent such practice.
The pavement may need to be strengthened in front of the property, and in some cases, it may be necessary for lampposts, manhole covers and other street furniture to be relocated.
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Kerb drops, also referred to as vehicle access crossovers, are an alteration to the footpath. It entails lowering the kerb and laying new foundations to the paving to enable 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 solely be performed by an authorised company with Street Works Accreditation, and who have the required Public Liability insurance to comply with 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 standard 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 making an application for the relevant planning permission. We can work in conjunction with your local county council while complying with all necessary 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 in your place.
We are members of the Streetworks Qualifications Register (SWQR). The SWQR holds information of qualified operators who have gained the proper qualifications in regard to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, which is essential for any contractor excavating a highway.
We focus on delivering a product that gets it right 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 exceptional workmanship and client care and we make sure that every job is carried out 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 fully understand your requirements and provide an accurate and affordable quote.
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Haywood Oaks Kerb Dropping Contractors
The massive growth in interest for off-street parking has seen a growing number of 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 beneficial feature which adds value to a residential or commercial property. This, combined with increasing parking restrictions in many residential areas, has resulted in planning applications increase greatly over recent years.
However while adding car standing space to the front of your home may well add value to your property, there are many things to consider, not least environmental issues, and flooding is a major problem.
When you switch out a front garden with hard standing, rainwater can no longer soak into the ground. As increasingly more households take this step, the collective effect seriously increases the risk of flooding, so it’s essential to incorporate drainage in your plans.
Planning permission is usually needed 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 prevent them from damaging the surface or any water pipes or cables below. It is also 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 contacting your local council (you can identify the relevant council at the government website). How much it costs to apply will be dependent on your location.
If permission is given, you then you need to locate a local specialist to do the work for you.
It’s certainly not a DIY job as the council will have requirements that contractors must meet. Several will only allow you to use their endorsed contractors, while others make it possible for you to use your own, provided that they are certified to the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, and hold public liability insurance. In 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 permission is likely to be given. Below is a checklist of considerations. If any among these criteria is not met, planning permission is most likely to be refused:
- Your front garden needs to be big enough for you to park your vehicle completely on your property.
- The kerb needs to 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 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 primary roads.
- It has to be at least 1.5 m away from street lamps and other street furniture.
- It must meet visibility guidelines; this is dependent on the type of road.
- Appropriate drainage needs to be provided to take the surplus surface water.
The removal of tree roots must be avoided. - The slope from your home to the road must not be too steep.
- Finally, you as the property owner must consent to the kerb being dropped; for example, a tenant can not apply on their landlord’s behalf.
We cover all these local areas and lots more- Haywood Oaks & Blidworth Bottoms, Blidworth, White Post, Blidworth Dale, Rainworth, Ravenshead, Harlow Wood, Papplewick, Bilsthorpe, Linby
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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 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 offer an extended dropped-kerb free of charge, 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 include both the physical lowering of the kerb (the dropped kerb) and a permission to allow a vehicle to cross 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 refuse to grant permission as either a roads authority or a planning authority, or 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.
Parking a vehicle fully or partially across a dropped kerb is classed as an obstruction and either the police or local council can enforce the contravention. … As ridiculous as it may seem, you can be issued a PCN for parking across your own dropped kerb
Parking across a dropping kerb can be a parking contravention that could result in a Penalty-Charge Notice being issued. 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. Also, you must apply for a drop kerb to your property.
At least 10 metres must be between the location of the vehicular access and the entrance to any junction or sharp corner. No part of a vehicle parked within your property may overhang the pavement or road.
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
A dropped kerb is necessary if you want to drive a vehicle from your driveway onto the footway. If you do not have dropped kerb, you must not drive over the footway. If you do this, you may be charged with breaking the law.
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