Dropping a kerb for access.

Wig

Does anyone know the procedure for asking for a kerb to be dropped.

Although in this case there is a tarmac footpath immediately infront of the house/driveway (yes there is a driveway), and then there is an expanse of grass about 10 metres wide (does not belong to the property I believe the grass is part of the highway i.e. not privately owned) and only then there is the kerb and the highway.




I am thinking the use of this sort of thing


would make the planners highway authority more amenable.

Rolandtheroadie

I just googled "dropped kerb slc" and it gave me the info I needed to contact my local roads department.
My council didn't do the work anymore, but they gave me a list of approved contractors to get in touch with. You can get someone yourself as long as they do the work to the supplied spec.
There's 3 homes in my street with drives that cross a grassed area owned/adopted by the council, one's tar, one's slabbed and one's mono blocked so there doesn't seem to be any restrictions on materials used (in my area at least).

Deneb

Assuming your location from your profile, and that I have the right local authority:


http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/ParkingRoadsandTravel/Parking/Applyforadroppedkerb.aspx

[Deleted User]

Just rip down your fence and bump up the kerb and drive over the path and grass to access your garden. It's what all the deadbeats do in my area.

specialboy

You also need to check that your council will allow you to have off road parking, some have stopped it as too much concrete affects drainage.

JayCartwright

specialboy wrote: »

You also need to check that your council will allow you to have off road parking, some have stopped it as too much concrete affects drainage.

There's already a drive and the proposed surface across the existing grass looks permeable so no apparent issues with drainage.

unforeseen

So what you actually need is permission from the council for a dropped kerb and also an easement to be granted to cross the grass with a vehicle?

Owain_Moneysaver

The grass is probably not part of the public highway but is owned by the council as 'amenity land' and you will need an easement to be put in place.

The council has a duty under section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 to obtain the best consideration that can be reasonably obtained for the land and can charge you for granting the vehicular easement over the amenity land. This may be one-third of the increase in value of your property from having vehicular access for private parking.