According to Direct.Gov, with regard to a dropped kerb


If your property:

has the frontage directly onto a classified road

is a listed building

is other than a house for a single family (for example, flat,
maisonette, commercial or industrial premises)

then you will need to gain planning permission from your council
before the work can take place.



We're certainly not any of the last 3, but I'm note sure exactly what
point 1 means in terms of

- having the frontage directly onto a classified road.

What is this in laymen's terms. The five houses to the right of us all
have dropped kerbs, so we'd be continuing an existing stretch of
dropped kerb. We're not near a junction, and there's no street
furniture in the way.

And also - ballpark figures on costs? Anyone had it done recently?

M

Maurice W wrote:

According to Direct.Gov, with regard to a dropped kerb
......
What is this in laymen's terms. The five houses to the right of us all
have dropped kerbs, so we'd be continuing an existing stretch of
dropped kerb. We're not near a junction, and there's no street
furniture in the way.
And also - ballpark figures on costs? Anyone had it done recently?

I had mine done 6 years ago for £80 iirc, though it was at the time when
the Council were resurfacing the pavements, so I got it cheap.

I have been told that for the Councils Highways Dept to do it normally
would cost around £350.

You can DIY, but you need to get permission from the Council, and either
buy from them, or show them, some sort of Insurance for while the works
are taking place.
The bloke next door to me did his that way many years ago, around £50
plus cost of materials it was then, so maybe £100ish now, plus 4 or 5
kerb stones, a tarmac surface and cost of removing the rubbish(if
required).
Alan.


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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:23:57 UTC, Maurice W wrote:

According to Direct.Gov, with regard to a dropped kerb
If your property:

has the frontage directly onto a classified road

then you will need to gain planning permission from your council
before the work can take place.

We're certainly not any of the last 3, but I'm note sure exactly what
point 1 means in terms of

- having the frontage directly onto a classified road.

I'll attempt to actually answer what you asked...

My understanding of a classified road is one that has been classified as
an A or B road (i.e. it has a number). Also C, but I don't know if they
still exist. Presumably it'd apply to a motorway too if you could have a
house that fronted onto it!

With luck, your LEA will have a map on the web that shows which roads
are classified.

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Maurice W ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

We're certainly not any of the last 3, but I'm note sure exactly what
point 1 means in terms of

- having the frontage directly onto a classified road.

What is this in laymen's terms.

Is the road an A-road or a B-road? Does it have a road number, or is it
just a road?

Streetmap or any road atlas will give the road numbers for any classified
roads.

On 12 Jul 2007 20:54:22 GMT, Adrian wrote:

Maurice W ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

We're certainly not any of the last 3, but I'm note sure exactly what
point 1 means in terms of

- having the frontage directly onto a classified road.

What is this in laymen's terms.

Is the road an A-road or a B-road? Does it have a road number, or is it
just a road?

Thanks for this and the other replies. It's certainly not an A or B
numbered road, so I reckon that PP can't be required. The number of
houses nearby who have dropped the kerbs seem to suggest that would be
the case.

Seems to be cheaper that I had thought.

Main issue is find a car that's weenie enough to fit! Our house,
unlike the others, has a bay window, so we're going to be restricted
to a mini or small car (yaris, c1 or smart)

M

"Maurice W" wrote in message
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Main issue is find a car that's weenie enough to fit! Our house,
unlike the others, has a bay window, so we're going to be restricted
to a mini or small car (yaris, c1 or smart)


New Mini - longer than it looks, Yaris - has very wide door opening
radius, Smart - I wouldn't like to be involved in a accident in one...

On Jul 12, 8:23 pm, Maurice W wrote:
According to Direct.Gov, with regard to a dropped kerb



If your property:

has the frontage directly onto a classified road

is a listed building

is other than a house for a single family (for example, flat,
maisonette, commercial or industrial premises)

then you will need to gain planning permission from your council
before the work can take place.



We're certainly not any of the last 3, but I'm note sure exactly what
point 1 means in terms of

- having the frontage directly onto a classified road.

What is this in laymen's terms. The five houses to the right of us all
have dropped kerbs, so we'd be continuing an existing stretch of
dropped kerb. We're not near a junction, and there's no street
furniture in the way.

And also - ballpark figures on costs? Anyone had it done recently?

M

Where I live you have to pay the council for a "survey" to get
approval and then do the work to their spec using a contractor from
their approved list. As I live on a quiet cul-de-sac I just employed a
reputable local firm (who happen to be on the list anyway) and forgot
about the local authority.

MBQ

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:54:42 +0100, (A.Lee) wrote:

Maurice W wrote:

According to Direct.Gov, with regard to a dropped kerb
.....
What is this in laymen's terms. The five houses to the right of us all
have dropped kerbs, so we'd be continuing an existing stretch of
dropped kerb. We're not near a junction, and there's no street
furniture in the way.
And also - ballpark figures on costs? Anyone had it done recently?

I had mine done 6 years ago for £80 iirc, though it was at the time when
the Council were resurfacing the pavements, so I got it cheap.

I have been told that for the Councils Highways Dept to do it normally
would cost around £350.


Someone up the road said it'd be £250 so they decided against it and
now park their car on the street.
Another person uses a rather attractive plank.


You can DIY, but you need to get permission from the Council, and either
buy from them, or show them, some sort of Insurance for while the works
are taking place.
The bloke next door to me did his that way many years ago, around £50
plus cost of materials it was then, so maybe £100ish now, plus 4 or 5
kerb stones, a tarmac surface and cost of removing the rubbish(if
required).
Alan.
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On Jul 12, 8:54 pm, (A.Lee) wrote:

The bloke next door to me did his that way many years ago, around £50
plus cost of materials it was then, so maybe £100ish now, plus 4 or 5
kerb stones, a tarmac surface and cost of removing the rubbish(if
required).
Alan.

My highways authority (herts) did mine recently for 650 plus the 80
quid "survey" and they reused the old curbs, badly cutting them to try
to fit the new angles. They put a thin layer of tarmac that dents
easily and they also they damaged part of the road that adjoins the
dropped section and didn't repair it.

Complained to them and got a reply saying that all their work is of
the highest quality and the work has been inspected. I'd have been
better getting some gypos to do it.

And also - ballpark figures on costs? Anyone had it done recently?

Whatever the council want to charge, basically.

You can sometimes get them free if you need access for a wheelchair.

Not always. We were charged 50%