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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 wish to drive across 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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Putting in a vehicle access crossover can make a huge improvement to accessing your property along with helping to make sure people do not park across 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 make these changes to your access.
If you do not, you must not drive over the footway. If you do this, you are breaking the law and enforcement action could be taken to stop such practice.
The pavement may need to be strengthened in front of the building, and sometimes, it may be necessary 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 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 fulfill the local authorities regulations.
Vehicle access cross overs consist normally of 3 or 4 dropped kerbs with a tapered or transition kerb on either side. The conventional 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 applying for the appropriate planning permission. We can work in partnership 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 building or we can 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 provider excavating a highway.
We concentrate on delivering a service that gets it right the first time. By investing in high quality components, equipment and processes, we make sure that we deliver sustainable and cost effective solutions that will last.
We pride ourselves on our exceptional workmanship and customer care and we make sure that each and every job is performed to the finest quality standards.
Our staff can visit your site to perform a free no-obligation survey. This allows our surfacing contractors to fully understand your requirements and provide an accurate and competitive quote.
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The huge growth in interest for off-street parking has seen more and more people drop kerbs to create 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 value to a property. This, coupled with escalating parking restrictions in lots of residential locations, has brought about planning applications increase greatly over recent years.
But while adding car standing space to the front of your home may add value to your property, there are numerous things to think about, not least environmental issues, and flooding is a big problem.
When you switch out a front garden with hard standing, rain can no longer absorb into the ground. As more and more households take this action, the collective effect severely increases the threat of flooding, so it’s essential to incorporate drainage in your plans.
Planning permission is generally required if you wish to drop the kerb outside your building to permit a car to cross the pavement. This is due to the fact that the pavement might need to be strengthened to take the weight of vehicles and help prevent them from damaging the surface or any pipes or cables underneath. It is also to ensure the new access will not be a safety risk to other highway users.
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You can find out if you require planning permission by contacting your local council (you can find 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 perform the work for you.
It’s definitely not a DIY job as the council will have requirements that contractors must meet. Some will only allow you to use their approved contractors, while others make it possible for you to use your own, provided that they are accredited to the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, and carry public liability insurance. For this case, there might be an added fee for highway inspections by the council.
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But first it’s worth establishing if consent is likely to be given. Below is a checklist of considerations. If any one of these criteria is not met, planning permission is likely to be refused:
- Your front garden needs to be large enough for you to park your vehicle fully 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 a door 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 major roads.
- It has to be at least 1.5 m away from street lamps and other street furniture.
- It must meet visibility standards; this depends on the type of road.
- Suitable drainage needs to be provided to take the surplus surface water.
The removal of tree roots must be avoided. - The slope from your property to the road must not be too steep.
- Finally, you as the home owner must agree 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- Ruffs & Beauvale, Hazelgrove, Westville, Hucknall, Butlers Hill, Broomhill, Wighay, Linby, Bulwell, Bestwood Village
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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 upon your location, pavement width, number of kerbs to drop, and whether you want to extend an old dropped kerb. While some councils and contractors offer extended dropped kerbs for free, others charge as much as £1800. The job itself usually takes around 1 to 2 days.
Highways Act 1980 Section 184 states that it is an offense to drive a vehicle on a footway or verge if there isn’t a proper vehicle crossing. They include both the physical lowering of the kerb (the dropped kerb) and a permission to allow a vehicle to cross the public footway.
A driveway with an average length will require you to lower five of the kerb sections. Assuming that your road and footpath are owned by the Council, you will need to apply for permission from them. 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. This is most often a driveway with drop kerb.
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. Even though it sounds absurd, you may be issued a PCN to park on top of your own dropped curb.
Parking across a dropped street is a parking violation that can result in a Penalty Cost Notice. This means if you park in across a dropped kerb you are committing an offence unless you have permission.
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.
Between the junction’s entrance and the proposed location for vehicular access, there must be at most 10m. 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. 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. A dropped kerb is required for any vehicle that crosses 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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