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Dropped kerbs and planning regulations
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Hi there,
I am looking for advice on the pictures drop kerb for a driveway. This was instated many years ago so I’m he council no longer has the planning permission for it. There are two issues that I am looking to address; safety of pedestrians leaving the property who want to access the footpath and there is limited visibility for pedestrian and driver at the junction. Secondly this dropped kerb provides access for vehicles to access my neighbours property but it overlaps my private land. This has led to much wear and tear for which the council state that because it is private land I am now responsible for repairing.
I am looking for advice on the pictures drop kerb for a driveway. This was instated many years ago so I’m he council no longer has the planning permission for it. There are two issues that I am looking to address; safety of pedestrians leaving the property who want to access the footpath and there is limited visibility for pedestrian and driver at the junction. Secondly this dropped kerb provides access for vehicles to access my neighbours property but it overlaps my private land. This has led to much wear and tear for which the council state that because it is private land I am now responsible for repairing.
As the kerb was installed pre 2008. The council has stated they don’t have records of the planning application so for them it is case closed, despite potential hazards and damage this is now causing to other areas of tarmac.
How do I go about challenging this kerb to ensure it is safe and suitable for all?
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That's a shared dropped kerb for you and the neighbour. Massive boon for both properties. Personally I would never object to that. Clearly you both use it as both properties have cars parked there?PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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Simple answer would be to extend fence to the boundary/Path. So they can't drive over your property.Life in the slow lane1
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Which would be the complete opposite of what makes sense, IMHO.
It would undoubtedly reduce your property price overnight as you'd no longer have a valid dropped kerb access, therefore (unless there's another dropped kerb access the other side) you would then have an illegal 'drive'.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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Is yours the property on the right? It looks as though you also cross their drive to get to yours.
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Hmmm... maybe contract a PPC to "manage" the situation.
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Just to clarify. I stay in the upstairs flat so this does not give me access to a drive. There is a dropped kerb a metre to the right of this kerb also. I am however jointly liable for the maintenance of the square area marked red and the path is now being eroded because it was never adapted to withstand the wear and tear of vehicle use0
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Just wondering what is meant by a PPC?0
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We were joking!
It stands for Private Parking CluelessIdiots who no-one should ever contract to 'manage' land!
The two bottom flats use that dropped kerb. There's no way to complain about it and I wouldn't.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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