Removing rounded Kerb on my driveway - issues?
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First of all see picture;
I want to have 2 or 3 sections of the rounded kerb replaced with a flat kerb section as at the moment we can't use that part of the driveway to park in without going over the neighbours drive and without kerbing our alloys on it.
The development isn't finished yet and the pavements and rounds haven't been completed. I have asked our builders if they can't change the kerb and they have told us that they aren't allowed to and the council will make them put it back as per the original roads and pavement plan.
So from what I have been told I am going to have to approach the council to address the issue. I assume it will start at my local roads office. Is that correct? Is it likely to be expensive. The top coat of the pavement is still to be done by the developers so hopefully I can get the kerbs replaced before they do that.
I want to have 2 or 3 sections of the rounded kerb replaced with a flat kerb section as at the moment we can't use that part of the driveway to park in without going over the neighbours drive and without kerbing our alloys on it.
The development isn't finished yet and the pavements and rounds haven't been completed. I have asked our builders if they can't change the kerb and they have told us that they aren't allowed to and the council will make them put it back as per the original roads and pavement plan.
So from what I have been told I am going to have to approach the council to address the issue. I assume it will start at my local roads office. Is that correct? Is it likely to be expensive. The top coat of the pavement is still to be done by the developers so hopefully I can get the kerbs replaced before they do that.
Yup, council job.
You might be lucky, and it might go through in enough time to make it a trivial little job.
On the other hand, it's a council, so they will probably wait until it's perfect, then send the navvies round with slightly off coloured tarmac, and still charge you the full three grand.
You might be lucky, and it might go through in enough time to make it a trivial little job.
On the other hand, it's a council, so they will probably wait until it's perfect, then send the navvies round with slightly off coloured tarmac, and still charge you the full three grand.
55palfers said:
Looks like a brilliant trip hazard.
That is another major annoyance. Almost everybody who comes to our house trips over it.I have spoken to a few people who have suggested using a still saw and just cutting the kerb, but wait until the development is finished and has been signed of by the local authorities. That action obviously comes with risks, not to mention how unsightly it may look.
I'll talk with the council and see where I get. I'm not going to hold my breath for a quick or cheap fix.
dxg said:
It looks like the top layer of the pavement is still to be laid...
Yes it's still to be laid which will make it less of a trip hazard when entering the driveway. It'll still be a trip hazard on the way out though. It's not the tripping that bothers me so much, it's the inability to park there when a car is parked infront of the garage without driving over the top of the kerb. Spitfire2 said:
TA14 said:
I was thinking why the kerb was there. Presumably to stop drainage onto the highway - a SUDS issue. If you want it removed then I suspect that you'll need to provide an alternative drainage route.
Like maybe the huge drain already running alongside ?Removing the two or sections will mean that you have to bump up over the kerb to get to the driveway - which is probably why they have been put in to stop this.
So you will have to speak to the council about getting the drop kerb extended but until the roads are handed over to them by the developer, there wont be a lot you can do about it.
So you will have to speak to the council about getting the drop kerb extended but until the roads are handed over to them by the developer, there wont be a lot you can do about it.
I doubt the roads have yet been adopted by the Authority. Therefore, in order to do this, the developer would have to amend the detailed design drawings for that area, which will have formed part of the submissions to date in respect of their S38 Legal Agreement (which is how the adoption ultimately takes place).
So it could be done, but it will cost the developer to get the details changed and even then they may not be approved. Best bet might be to liaise with the Authority direct - if you can get the officer's name that's dealing with this scheme then that would help. Assuming you're then happy to stump up for the developer's costs you could then try and approach the developer to see about getting the changes made to the submitted plans.
Or - wait until the adoption's gone through and pay the Authority to drop the kerbs.
ETA
Having looked again, it looks like the footway level would be higher than the driveway. The highway will not be able to drain into the private drain that runs along the frontage, and it's unlikely the driveway would be permitted to drain into the highway. So it isn't going to be straightforward to achieve a change without changes to the levels along that frontage.
So it could be done, but it will cost the developer to get the details changed and even then they may not be approved. Best bet might be to liaise with the Authority direct - if you can get the officer's name that's dealing with this scheme then that would help. Assuming you're then happy to stump up for the developer's costs you could then try and approach the developer to see about getting the changes made to the submitted plans.
Or - wait until the adoption's gone through and pay the Authority to drop the kerbs.
ETA
Having looked again, it looks like the footway level would be higher than the driveway. The highway will not be able to drain into the private drain that runs along the frontage, and it's unlikely the driveway would be permitted to drain into the highway. So it isn't going to be straightforward to achieve a change without changes to the levels along that frontage.
Edited by Swervin_Mervin on Tuesday 28th July 10:50
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