Question regarding Dropped Kerb

hivoodoodoll

I bought a house a year and a half ago that has quite a large driveway at the front. At the moment it has gravel but I'm getting this changed to block paving because of issues I have with my ankle and constantly going over due to the stones.

Currently there is no dropped kerb in front of the house. I am not against putting one in but what I was wondering is that if I start an enquiry and then I find I can't put one in due to my house being quite near a junction can that the county council then force me not to park on the driveway I already have because I would be crossing the pavement?

Ectophile

If you don't have a dropped kerb, you shouldn't be driving across the pavement. Lots of people do, and they get away with it because councils haven't got the time or the money to stop it.

But there's not much you could do if someone decided to stick a lamp post or mobile phone cabinet in front of the house.

Silver-Surfer_2

hivoodoodoll wrote: »

I bought a house a year and a half ago that has quite a large driveway at the front. At the moment it has gravel but I'm getting this changed to block paving because of issues I have with my ankle and constantly going over due to the stones.

Currently there is no dropped kerb in front of the house. I am not against putting one in but what I was wondering is that if I start an enquiry and then I find I can't put one in due to my house being quite near a junction can that the county council then force me not to park on the driveway I already have because I would be crossing the pavement?

They can't force you not to park on your drive. The only legal issue you have is you have no legal vehicular access to the drive.

ic

It happens...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3535917/Council-installs-bollards-family-s-driveway-grass-verge-row.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3315980/Council-workers-block-family-s-driveway-BOLLARDS-cars-parked-it.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-524838/Cars-trapped-illegal-driveways-council-fits-bollards-middle-night.html

stator

It's unlikely anyone at the council has the time to start looking through lists of people who inquired about dropped kerbs but then didn't follow through with an application.

If the council get involved it will be because a neighbour has complained or they are doing a sweep of the area trying to raise revenue.

hivoodoodoll

The road I live on has a real problem with parking and I know the council are trying to sort something out. I doubt the want to force anymore cars onto the road. My neighbours to one side of me are in the same position and have two cars. I was just wondering if there is anyway I could find out if permission was given by the council to turn it into a driveway. I'm just concerned that if I pay out for a new driveway I may not be able to use it. I just the chance is up to me.

Tigsteroonie

OP, did you buy the house as having a "driveway"? Our solicitor was most insistent that the house we were buying could not be considered as having a driveway because of the lack of dropped kerb; and instead we would be buying a paved front garden. She actually reprimanded the EA and seller's solicitor for calling it a driveway!

Fortunately for us, we had no intention of using it for the car anyway.

hivoodoodoll

It was advertised as having parking for two cars. However the EA got so many things wrong it wouldn't surprise me. Have been looking at some paperwork to do with the house and there is a bit that says there is room for a driveway with council permission, but that paperwork also states I can't keep chickens or pigs in the garden. Lol