Permission To Drop Kerb For This House
Discussion
This house (centre image, white door) looks ok to me & is in budget. The only problem is no driveway which is a requirement so I can keep the car close. The local authority ask for £60 to assess the site for an application to drop the kerb. Does anyone have an idea if permission would be given for this house? It's on a corner & a narrow access road to a garage block, not sure if that makes a difference.
The advert
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
The advert
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
No idea, but I'd be tempted to print off that photo, pop in to the Planning Dept or whoever they are and ask them. Worst they can say is pay for a survey but I'd GUESS they'll say it'll be OK purely based on the houses round here that have similar layouts. But each council has their own rules so go and ask them, they're not ogres you know. Some of 'em are a bit thick but generally they're OK
New POD said:
I'd just build the drive and not worry about the curb. It's quite low anyway.
Do you need planning permission to build a driveway? Could someone in theory still park in front of your house if you did this (although in this case I suppose they couldn't without blocking the access road)? I took a look on the councils planning portal to see if anyone had applied to drop the kerb but couldn't see anything listed.
andyb66 said:
New POD said:
I'd just build the drive and not worry about the curb. It's quite low anyway.
House opposite with the garden furniture out front already looks like they are doing that. Whilst I have peoples attention. Anything I should look for in the house? Appreciate it's not the nicest road but Fleet is a nice town. I grew up there but currently live in near by Farnborough.
Edited by Tim330 on Tuesday 2nd July 20:05
Have a read of the pre-application check list here to see if it fits the criteria. It also has an indication of the costs involved:
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/roads/vehicular-crossings...
As for bricking/tarmacking the front garden that is down to the local council so I would speak to them to see what the policy is.
However, as the house to the left of picture has done it then it suggests they don't have an issue so its down to the location which may (or may not) be an issue in your case as they have much better access to the street.
I applied to Hampshire for a drop kerb assessment a few weeks ago. Paid on the Monday, they came out a few days later and I had an estimate the following week so they are quick (well the Totton office is anyway). The £60 is a bit of a pain but its a tank of fuel (or whatever) to write off if they say no.
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/roads/vehicular-crossings...
As for bricking/tarmacking the front garden that is down to the local council so I would speak to them to see what the policy is.
However, as the house to the left of picture has done it then it suggests they don't have an issue so its down to the location which may (or may not) be an issue in your case as they have much better access to the street.
I applied to Hampshire for a drop kerb assessment a few weeks ago. Paid on the Monday, they came out a few days later and I had an estimate the following week so they are quick (well the Totton office is anyway). The £60 is a bit of a pain but its a tank of fuel (or whatever) to write off if they say no.
Edited by KTF on Tuesday 2nd July 21:38
Tim330 said:
New POD said:
I'd just build the drive and not worry about the curb. It's quite low anyway.
Do you need planning permission to build a driveway? Could someone in theory still park in front of your house if you did this (although in this case I suppose they couldn't without blocking the access road)? I took a look on the councils planning portal to see if anyone had applied to drop the kerb but couldn't see anything listed.
Id say pay the application, and take it from there. Your looking at ~800-1000 for the dropped kerb.
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