HVB wrote:
...or any other kind of path, for that matter.

My front garden abuts a very quiet, unclassified road. I already have
a driveway with a dropped kerb to the road - it's been there since the
house was built about 20 years ago.

I would like to extend my driveway so that it forms a U-shape - a
drive-on/drive-off arrangement.

I know the issue of dropped kerbs has been covered several times in
this NG but always, it seems, with regard to crossing a footpath. In
my case, there is no footpath, but there is a kerb.

As far as I am aware, the council own the kerb, as it is part of the
road.

The online planning documentation suggests that I don't need Planning
Permission to get a 2nd dropped kerb, but presumably I still need to
get the ok from the council, or possibly I may need to pay them to do
the work.

Am I correct in this assumption?

HVB

I cannot believe the prices quoted in this thread for what councils charge
to drop a kerb...I lay drives for a living (amongst other building work) and
I meet dozens of people who are having or have recently had this done, I've
never known it to be above £300 and that's with the council themselves doing
the work

On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:33:59 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote:


I cannot believe the prices quoted in this thread for what councils charge
to drop a kerb...I lay drives for a living (amongst other building work) and
I meet dozens of people who are having or have recently had this done, I've
never known it to be above £300 and that's with the council themselves doing
the work

That was what mine cost .. but that was 15 years ago. I thought it was
a bit expensive for just 'lowering' the existing kerb stones and
putting a bit of a slope on the tarmac shrug.. ;-(

Strangly, the previous owner had been regularly driving over the non
dropped pavement for 20 years before I bought the place ...

All the best ..

T i m