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Do you need a Dropped Kerb in New York? For many people, parking outside their own home can be both a cause of stress and come at a financial cost if you need to buy a resident’s permit.
In certain urban regions, it can continue to be tricky to find a place to leave your car near to home.
A kerb drop is a legal necessity if you wish to drive over the pavement onto your residential or commercial property.
Any access onto a public highway from a domestic or commercial driveway area should have a vehicle crossover.
Kerb dropping enables vehicles to cross the pavement from the road to a driveway and it is a legal necessity if you want to drive across the pavement onto your property.
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Putting in a vehicle access crossover can make a significant improvement to easy access your property along with helping to ensure people do not park in front of your driveway.
The law regarding the access states: If you intend to drive a vehicle over the footway in to your driveway off a highway, then you will need to make these changes to your access.
If you do not, you must not drive over the footway. If you do so, you are breaking the law and enforcement action may be taken to prevent such practice.
The pavement may require to be reinforced in front of the property, and sometimes, it may be necessary for lampposts, manhole covers and various other street furniture to be moved.
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Kerb drops, also called vehicle access crossovers, are an adaptation to the footpath. It entails lowering the kerb and laying new foundations to the paving to enable a car to be driven onto the front area of a property.
The work involves lowering the kerbstones and strengthening the pavement to create a ramp, and must solely be performed by an authorised company with Street Works Accreditation, and who have the required Public Liability insurance to comply with the local authorities regulations.
Vehicle access cross overs comprise normally of 3 or 4 dropped kerbs with a tapered or transition kerb on either side. The standard maximum total width at road level for a VAC is 3.6 metres (i.e. normally 4 kerbs).
We have several years experience in installing drop kerbs and applying for the relevant planning permission. We can work in partnership with your local county council while abiding by all necessary regulations.
You can either apply to your local council for permission for kerb dropping outside your property or we can apply to your local authority on your behalf.
We are members of the Streetworks Qualifications Register (SWQR). The SWQR holds details of qualified operators who have gained the proper qualifications in regard to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, which is necessary for any contractor excavating a highway.
We concentrate on delivering a service that gets it right the first time. By investing in high quality components, equipment and processes, we ensure that we deliver sustainable and cost effective solutions that will last.
We pride ourselves on our exceptional workmanship and client care and we ensure that each and every job is carried out to the highest quality standards.
Our staff can visit your site to carry out a free no-obligation survey. This allows our surfacing contractors to completely understand your requirements and offer an accurate and affordable quote.
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The huge growth in interest for off-street parking has seen more and more people drop kerbs to create car standing at the front of their properties.
Research by home insurer Direct Line shows that off-street parking is regarded by estate agents as a beneficial feature which adds value to a property. This, combined with increasing parking restrictions in lots of residential locations, has resulted in planning applications increase massively over recent years.
However while adding car standing space to the front of your home might add value to your property, there are many things to think about, not least environmental issues, and flooding is a big concern.
When you switch out a front lawn with hard standing, rainwater can no longer absorb into the ground. As more and more households take this action, the cumulative effect seriously increases the threat of flooding, so it’s important to include drainage in your plans.
Planning permission is usually needed if you wish to drop the kerb outside your property to enable a car to cross the pavement. This is due to the fact that the pavement may need to be reinforced to take the weight of motor vehicles and prevent them from damaging the surface or any water pipes or cables underneath. It is also to ensure the new access will not be a safety hazard to other highway users.
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You can learn if you need planning permission by getting in touch with your local council (you can find the relevant council at the government website). How much it costs to apply will depend on your specific location.
If permission is granted, you then you need to locate a local professional to perform the work for you.
It’s certainly not a DIY job as the council will have criteria that contractors must meet. Several will only allow you to use their approved contractors, while others make it possible for you to use your own, as long as they are accredited to the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, and carry public liability insurance. In this case, there may be an added fee for highway assessments by the council.
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However first it’s worth establishing if consent is likely to be given. Below is a checklist of considerations. If any one of these criteria is not really met, planning permission is very likely to be rejected:
- Your front garden needs to be large enough for you to park your vehicle completely on your property.
- The kerb needs to be at least 4.8 m from the front of your house; or 6m if the parking spot is in front of a door or garage.
- The parking area should be at least 2.4 m wide.
- The suggested access to your property should be more than 10m away from a road junction; 15m away from busy junctions or on major roads.
- It has to be at least 1.5 m away from street lights and various other street furniture.
- It must meet visibility guidelines; this depends on the type of road.
- Appropriate drainage needs to be provided to take the excess surface water.
The extraction of tree roots should be avoided. - The incline from your property to the road must not be too steep.
- Finally, you as the home owner must consent to the kerb being dropped; for example, a renter can not apply on their landlord’s behalf.
Q and A’s
Prices can vary depending upon where you are located, what width you have, how many kerbs need to be dropped, and whether you need to extend an existing drop kerb. Some contractors and councils offer an extended dropped kerb for free, while some charge up to $1800 or more. The entire job takes about 1 to 2 hours.
Highways Act 1980 Section 184, makes it an offense for a vehicle to be driven across a footway. They allow for the vehicle to cross the public pedestrian footway.
For an average driveway, you will probably want to lower five kerb sections. If the Council is the owner of the road or footpath, you will need permission from the Council. The Council might decide not to grant permission, either as a roads authority or planning authority, or both.
A dropped curb is the area where the vehicle crosses over from the road to the property’s rear. A driveway often has a dropped curb.
An obstruction is defined as a vehicle that is parked fully or partially on a dropped kerb. Local authorities or the police can enforce the violation. Even though it sounds absurd, you may be issued a PCN to park on top of your own dropped curb.
Parking across a dropping kerb can be a parking contravention that could result in a Penalty-Charge Notice being issued. You can be fined for parking on a dropped kerb if you don’t have permission.
A spot for a vehicle will bring additional value to your property. The amount you pay will depend on whereabouts. A drop kerb outside of your property will require you to complete an application.
It must be at least 10 m between the entrance to the junction or sharp corner and where the proposed vehicular accessibility is located. You must ensure that no part of your vehicle is parked on the road or pavement.
If you want to remove the curb from your property in order to permit a vehicle to cross the pavement, planning permission will usually be required. The pavement might need to be reinforced to withstand the vehicles’ weight and to prevent damage to the pipes or cables beneath.
If you intend to drive a vehicle over the footway into your driveway off a highway, then you will need a dropped kerb. If you do not have dropped kerb, you must not drive over the footway. If you do this, you may be charged with breaking the law.