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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 across the pavement onto your property.
Any access onto a public highway from a residential or commercial driveway area should 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 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 along with helping to ensure people do not park across your driveway.
The law pertaining to the access states: If you intend 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 might be taken to prevent such practice.
The pavement may need to be reinforced in front of the property, and in some cases, it may be necessary for lampposts, manhole covers and various other street furniture to be relocated.
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Kerb drops, also called 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 bolstering the pavement to create a ramp, and must solely 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 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).
We have several years experience in putting in drop kerbs and applying for the relevant planning permission. We are able to work in partnership with your local county council whilst complying with 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 in your place.
We are members of the Streetworks Qualifications Register (SWQR). The SWQR holds details of qualified operators who have gained the appropriate qualifications in relation to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, which is essential for any contractor excavating a highway.
We focus on delivering a service that gets it right the first time. By investing in high quality materials, equipment and processes, we ensure that we deliver sustainable and cost effective solutions that will last.
We pride ourselves on our exceptional workmanship and customer care and we ensure that each and every job is performed to the finest quality standards.
Our staff can check out your site to carry out a free no-obligation survey. This enables our surfacing contractors to completely understand your requirements and offer an accurate and affordable quote.
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Mansfield Woodhouse Kerb Dropping Contractors
The massive 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 homes.
Study 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, coupled with escalating parking limitations in many residential locations, has resulted in planning applications increase massively over recent years.
However while adding car standing space to the front of your home may well add value to your property, there are numerous things to take into consideration, not least environmental issues, and flooding is a big issue.
When you switch out a front garden with hard standing, rain can no longer absorb into the ground. As increasingly 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 generally required if you wish to drop the kerb outside your property to permit a car to cross the pavement. This is due to the fact that the pavement might need to be reinforced 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 risk to other highway users.
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You can learn if you require 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 approved, you then you need to find a local professional to do 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 permit you to use their approved contractors, while others make it possible for you to use your own, so long as they are certified to the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, and hold public liability insurance. For this case, there might be an added fee for highway assessments by the council.
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However first it’s worth establishing if permission is likely to be granted. Below is a checklist of considerations. If any among these criteria is not really met, planning permission is probably to be declined:
- 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 area 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 must be at least 1.5 m away from street lights and various other street furniture.
- It must meet visibility standards; this is dependent on the type of road.
- Appropriate 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.
- Lastly, you as the home 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- Mansfield Woodhouse & The Park, Mansfield, Ravensdale, Radmanthwaite, Forest Town, Ladybrook, Spion Kop, Pleasleyhill, Moorhaigh, Sookholme
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Q and A’s
Prices vary depending on where you live, how many kerbs are to be dropped and whether or not you wish to extend an already-dropped kerb. Some contractors and councils offer an extended dropped kerb for free, while some charge up to $1800 or more. The entire process usually takes 1 to 2 working 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.
An average driveway will have five kerb sections. Assuming the Council owns the footpath and road, you will need to get permission from your local Council. You might not be granted permission by the Council, whether it is a roads authority, 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.
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. As absurd as it might sound, you can receive a PCN to park 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 spot for a vehicle will bring additional value to your property. The amount you pay will depend on whereabouts. 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.
It must be at least 10 m between the entrance to the junction or sharp corner and where the proposed vehicular accessibility is located. The vehicle must not be parked within 10 metres of any road or pavement.
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 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. 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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