Driveway Next to Zebra Crossing

Happines79

Hi

Hoping for some advise.

Our house is set back from the road with no off street parking, there is a zebra crossing close by and 2 public footpaths.

We believe that there is room to make a driveway after the crossing but we are unsure if it would be granted not only because of the crossing but also 2 footpaths, 1 being next to the road and the second just before our home.

Arklight

Do not fear. With this post I grant you planning permission for your zebras. But only if you agree to only allow egress to the Nissan Almera.

DCFC79

The only ones who can tell you if what you propose will be ok is surely the council.

Car_54

Happines79 wrote: »

Hi

Hoping for some advise.

Our house is set back from the road with no off street parking, there is a zebra crossing close by and 2 public footpaths.

We believe that there is room to make a driveway after the crossing but we are unsure if it would be granted not only because of the crossing but also 2 footpaths, 1 being next to the road and the second just before our home.

What do you mean by "close by"? Is your house within the zig-zags?

Mercdriver

I think your chances are between nil and zero

d0nkeyk0ng

Have a look on your council website for dropped kerbs. Often there will be information on what things might stop a successful application.

Norman_Castle

Ask the council. If there are obvious reasons not to allow this they should be able to tell you without a full application.

Close to me there are dropped kerbs and the entrance to a vehicular ROW which cross the zig zag markings.

CardinalWolsey

I don't believe there's any restrictions specifically related to pedestrian crossings per se, but you must bear in mind...

Lamp columns and street furniture
All street furniture, lamp columns and utility plant needs to be situated at least 1.5m from the location of the top of the ramped kerb of the proposed crossover. Any street furniture, lamp columns and utility plant within 1.5m must be relocated at the expense of the applicant.

- this is from my local highways authority. A pedestrian crossing must have an appropriate streetlamp and markings, and you cannot relocate those outside the area of the crossing itself. You may therefore be required to relocate the crossing an appropriate distance from your dropped kerb, if that is possible, at your expense and if there are no objections or other criteria preventing it.

Note you will definitely need highways approval. You may also need development control (planning) approval. Each with their own criteria, approval process, and fees (on top of the cost you are responsible for to have the dropped kerb installed to the highways specification).

vikingaero

Has happened:


https://www.google.com/maps/@51.25303,0.5453448,3a,75y,50.1h,90.84t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1s5kkPI1J8L1eRZMIYeEmL2g!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D5kkPI1J8L1eRZMIYeEmL2g%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D140.52834%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100

unforeseen

vikingaero wrote: »

Has happened:


https://www.google.com/maps/@51.25303,0.5453448,3a,75y,50.1h,90.84t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1s5kkPI1J8L1eRZMIYeEmL2g!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D5kkPI1J8L1eRZMIYeEmL2g%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D140.52834%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100

But which came first?