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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 entry 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 wish 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 as well as helping to make sure people do not park in front of your driveway.
The law regarding the access states: If you intend to drive a vehicle over the footway into 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 prevent such practice.
The pavement may need to be reinforced 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 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 includes lowering the kerbstones and strengthening the pavement to create a ramp, and must only be performed by an authorised provider with Street Works Accreditation, and who have the required Public Liability insurance to fulfill the local authorities requirements.
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 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 essential regulations.
You can either apply to your local council for approval for kerb dropping outside your building 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 information of qualified providers who have gained the appropriate qualifications in relation to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, which is necessary for any contractor excavating a highway.
We focus on delivering a product that gets it right the first time. By buying 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 staff can visit your site to carry out a free no-obligation survey. This allows our surfacing contractors to completely understand your needs and offer an accurate and competitive quote.
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The huge growth in demand for off-street parking has seen a growing number of people drop kerbs to establish car standing at the front of their properties.
Research by home insurer Direct Line shows that off-street parking is seen by estate agents as a beneficial feature which adds market value to a property. This, combined 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 may well add market value to your property, there are numerous things to consider, not least environmental consequences, and flooding is a big concern.
When you switch out a front lawn with hard standing, rain can no longer absorb into the ground. As increasingly more households take this action, the collective effect severely increases the danger of flooding, so it’s essential to incorporate drainage in your plans.
Planning permission is normally required if you wish to drop the kerb outside your building to enable a car to cross the pavement. This is because the pavement might need to be reinforced to take the weight of motor vehicles and help prevent them from damaging the surface or any pipes or cables underneath. It is in addition to ensure the new access will not be a safety hazard to other highway users.
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You can learn 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 depend upon your specific location.
If permission is granted, 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 service providers must meet. Some will only allow you to use their endorsed contractors, while others allow you to use your own, as 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 additional charge for highway assessments by the council.
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However first it’s worth establishing if consent is likely to be given. Below is a list of points to consider. If any one of these criteria is not met, planning permission is very likely to be turned down:
- Your front garden needs to be large 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 spot is in front of an entrance or garage.
- The parking area must be at least 2.4 m wide.
- The proposed access to your property must be more than 10m away from a road junction; 15m away from busy junctions or on primary roads.
- It must be at least 1.5 m away from street lamps and other street furniture.
- It must meet visibility standards; this depends upon the type of road.
- Suitable drainage needs to be provided to take the excess surface water.
The extraction of tree roots must be avoided. - The slope from your property to the road must not be too steep.
- Lastly, you as the home owner 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- Stanley & Dunsill, Tibshelf Wharf, Fackley, Teversal, Stanton Hill, Skegby, Huthwaite, Commonside, Pleasleyhill, Moorhaigh
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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 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 itself usually takes around 1 to 2 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.
You will need to reduce five kerb sections for an average driveway. If the Council is the owner of the road or footpath, you will need permission from the Council. You might not be granted permission by the Council, whether it is a roads authority, planning authority, or both.
Dropped kerbs are the areas where vehicles cross the road to reach 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 on a drop kerb is considered a parking violation and can result in a Penalty Notice. This means that if you park on top of a dropped brick, you are guilty of an offence.
Although adding a spot for your car will increase the property’s value, it will depend on where 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.
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 pavement or road must not be overhang by any vehicle that is parked within your property.
You will need to obtain permission to drop the kerb from your property so that a car can cross the pavement. The pavement might need to be reinforced to withstand the vehicles’ weight and to prevent damage to the pipes or cables beneath.
Dropped kerb is required if you plan to drive your vehicle across the footway from your driveway onto a highway. You cannot drive on the footway if you don’t have a dropped curb. If you do this, you may be charged with breaking the law.
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