Would the council drop this kerb?
Discussion
Hi guys
I've recently had my drive dug up and re-finished, and have effectively widened the usable area significantly. Below is a grab from google maps, the tree's and grass have all gone (except one tree) and I can now park a car on the drive between the boundary line and my house, in the place where a "third garage" might be if it was triple (hope that makes sense!!).
Question is, the kerb marked in red, would the council even consider dropping it, or is it too close to the corner? If it matters, our road is a cul-de-sac and the other on the minor road for the rest of the estate access. If so, anyone any experience of just how much they charge for such services?
Cheers in advance for the advice
I've recently had my drive dug up and re-finished, and have effectively widened the usable area significantly. Below is a grab from google maps, the tree's and grass have all gone (except one tree) and I can now park a car on the drive between the boundary line and my house, in the place where a "third garage" might be if it was triple (hope that makes sense!!).
Question is, the kerb marked in red, would the council even consider dropping it, or is it too close to the corner? If it matters, our road is a cul-de-sac and the other on the minor road for the rest of the estate access. If so, anyone any experience of just how much they charge for such services?
Cheers in advance for the advice
Hi all, yep I've widened the drive now. My first instinct was it was closer to the corner. The drive has been down since before Christmas and to be honest it's perfectly fine as-is. I've been using it no problem. My main reason is I just dropped my toy car (MX5) on to coilovers, and now it's scraping my drive if i exit over the the current dropped kerb, it grounds out in the middle of the car and has caused some damage to my lovely new drive. 
You can't tell from the photo's, but if the kerb were dropped, I could access the drive without trouble (using some temporary timber sheeting currently) and then manouvere into the garage.
Here's the best angle I can find that shows the kerb and the new drive width. Here I am sttod where the dropped kerb would be, on the grass berge.
For those talking about parking on the street, nobody parks on the road on this street, ever. Each drive has room for between 2+ cars, and it's too close to the corner for anyone to consider parking anyway.
You can't tell from the photo's, but if the kerb were dropped, I could access the drive without trouble (using some temporary timber sheeting currently) and then manouvere into the garage.
Here's the best angle I can find that shows the kerb and the new drive width. Here I am sttod where the dropped kerb would be, on the grass berge.
For those talking about parking on the street, nobody parks on the road on this street, ever. Each drive has room for between 2+ cars, and it's too close to the corner for anyone to consider parking anyway.
sandman77 said:
Each authority has there own charges for providing dropped kerbs (footway crossing). Glasgow charge about £1600 for a standard detail.
The council may have a policy on how wide a footway crossing is allowed to be and they may also not allow them to be within a certain distance of a junction. You can only ask and see what they say.
Your driveway looks great btw.
Yeh I think I will contact the council and ask. I put the thread up thinking i'm scuppered as it's too close to the corner, but seeing others, maybe not!The council may have a policy on how wide a footway crossing is allowed to be and they may also not allow them to be within a certain distance of a junction. You can only ask and see what they say.
Your driveway looks great btw.
Thanks for the compliments on the drive, that is (was) a whole other thread!!
KTF said:
Assuming your profile is correct, read all about it here: http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/highways/road_pathwa...
Doesn't look good then! I'd say I will fall foul of the 'min 15m from a junction'Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff