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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 1:32 pm
by bert
its a rural road with only one other drive way on it, i am looking into the possibility's of dropping the kerb and path to put a drive way into my garden , where do i start?
and what kind of cost would i be looking at?
there are no sewers or drains under the path but i am not sure about water mains.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:40 pm
by lutonlagerlout
your local council HAVE to do this
ask them what that protocol is
normally about £7-800
LLL
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:08 pm
by bert
cheers il give them a call, any idea how far from a junction i have to be?
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:11 pm
by Tony McC
Distance from a junction varies from authority to authority, but most of them look for 15m minimum. This is NOT law or a standard or anything: it's just a bit of common sense, but they can (and do) make allowances for individual cases.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:38 pm
by Dave_L
lutonlagerlout wrote:your local council HAVE to do this
Not so, Tony........varies from county to county.
We do countless dropped kerbs in both Somerset & Devon, Somersets application fees are £50 whereas Devon CC's fee is nearer £200!
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:52 pm
by pickwell paving
round our way anyone with nrswa tickets can do the work with approved applications from the council, although if its in the middle of nowhere some people just do it without asking not that i would condone that 
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:58 pm
by bert
so , how much do you reckon it would cost if it was done privately and not by the council? its not even a full kerb drop , the kerb is already dropped for my own driveway but i might want to put another beside it so its more an extension of an already dropped kerb.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:08 pm
by pickwell paving
depends how wide you want the extension to be but i would say LLL's price of around £7-800 shouldn't be far away but it varies from area to area i know of one firm round our way that charge minimum of £1500 - £2000 for dropped kerbs dig out new black top etc
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:10 pm
by pickwell paving
best bet would be to get a couple of local groundworks firms round to have a look and give you a quote
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:23 pm
by bert
lovely , i shall get a few quotes , cheers fellas.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:34 pm
by Mikey_C
bournemouth council have an approved contractors list who are the only people allowed to drop kerbs, they also have to pay a large fee for each job which makes it more expensive than the council doing it.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:25 pm
by bert
Thats worth noting , thanks Mikey.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:13 pm
by lutonlagerlout
Dave_L wrote:lutonlagerlout wrote:your local council HAVE to do this
Not so, Tony........varies from county to county.
We do countless dropped kerbs in both Somerset & Devon, Somersets application fees are £50 whereas Devon CC's fee is nearer £200!
my bad
there used to be a list here but in the end the councils own people volker highways took over the whole shebang
they just redid 12 speedhumps in my road and i have to say i am most impressed with the quality of their work,spotty dog
theres roads in luton where the local "community" have smashed the corners of kerbs with a lump hammer to form an impromptu crossover,and laid a length of 4 by 2 in the gutter
LLL ???
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:42 pm
by da02uk
I know this is probably a little late, but, when living with my now wife in an ex council house on a mostly privately owned council estate in Stockport, the council did the work for £120. A cracking job, and the inspector lady said she would have to turn a blind eye to the others in the street (approx 8 from 12) that had gone the sledge hammer & 4x2 route.
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:24 pm
by Dave_L
£120??? How many kerbs were dropped? Must have been back in the 70's?