New Driveway Law 1st Oct 2008

Jay777_2

Reposted thread under this forum as someone kindly suggested for better response.

Hi,

this is my first time on this forum! Wondering if anyone has been through the same thing as me and my husband re this new driveway law that came into effect on 1st Oct 2008.

We had planned to do our driveway last year and called our local council. They said we did not need planning premission and we only need to notify them when we want to lower the Kerb. So in Feb 2008 we started relaying our driveway. Once the work had completed we waited till we had saved up to pay for the lowering of the kerb. In Oct 08 my husband put in the application to lower the kerb. The council told us we need to change our driveway so meets the new policy. We told the council that the work had been done before 1st Oct 2008 but they informed us that they had implemented this new policy early in April 2008! which we did not know about!
It has been three months and we are still no where near resolving the problem as the council insist that until we dont change our driveway they will not lower the kerb!

We are arguing that there was no such policy when we started work on our front garden so how can we comply with it. I have had my councillors involved wrote letters but still no getting anywhere. They are saying we put in an appliaction to lower the kerb in oct 08 and by then the policy was out but we are saying how does that still affect work doen to driveway as when the work started there was no policy in place!

Has anyone elese faced something similar?

I have just been made redundant and am in no financial position to make any alteration to my driveway.

Can anyone shed some light that may point us in the right direction to continue fighting for our rights!

thanks

Jay

LinasPilibaitisisbatman

Jay777 wrote: »

Reposted thread under this forum as someone kindly suggested for better response.

Hi,

this is my first time on this forum! Wondering if anyone has been through the same thing as me and my husband re this new driveway law that came into effect on 1st Oct 2008.

We had planned to do our driveway last year and called our local council. They said we did not need planning premission and we only need to notify them when we want to lower the Kerb. So in Feb 2008 we started relaying our driveway. Once the work had completed we waited till we had saved up to pay for the lowering of the kerb. In Oct 08 my husband put in the application to lower the kerb. The council told us we need to change our driveway so meets the new policy. We told the council that the work had been done before 1st Oct 2008 but they informed us that they had implemented this new policy early in April 2008! which we did not know about!
It has been three months and we are still no where near resolving the problem as the council insist that until we dont change our driveway they will not lower the kerb!

We are arguing that there was no such policy when we started work on our front garden so how can we comply with it. I have had my councillors involved wrote letters but still no getting anywhere. They are saying we put in an appliaction to lower the kerb in oct 08 and by then the policy was out but we are saying how does that still affect work doen to driveway as when the work started there was no policy in place!

Has anyone elese faced something similar?

I have just been made redundant and am in no financial position to make any alteration to my driveway.

Can anyone shed some light that may point us in the right direction to continue fighting for our rights!

thanks

Jay

Can't afford alterations but can afford to get the kerb lowered

matty2767

what alterations to the driveway are they asking for

redwineguzzler

We done our drive a couple of years ago, the cost from the local council was extortinate to drop the kerb, so we did it and didn't tell them..... along with many other people in the close we live in, no one has ever said anything or had any vists from the council.

matty2767

the only problem is with this, apart from that it is against the law, is liability. as i understand it you can do the work yourself but it has to be approved by the council.

Jay777_2

nope cant afford for alterations cos i shouldn't have to. :0

Jay777_2

sometimes I guess doing it the right way just does not get you anywhere.
we should have done that to! to late now! :-)

Jay777_2

Make at least 1/3 premeable material. i.e grass, soil, premeable paving

Apples2

I suppose their argument could be that anyone could build a driveway and then apply afterwards.

"Nah! the work was done ages ago before the new rules guv!"