billandben Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 did my brothers some one reported it there came out and yes 700 to do the same job again:gag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liose Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Is there someone on here on the council approved list that could give a quote for a drop kerb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natnatt Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 When you apply for permission through the council they will give you a list of approved contractors. BEWARE the guys that did ours made a complete mess and when we refused to pay, he threatened us and we gave in! It was around 4 years ago now so hopefully he might have been removed- we paid £500 + £50 for permission. Investigate well who you intend to do the job! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogkid Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Is there someone on here on the council approved list that could give a quote for a drop kerb? The quotes I've had in the past 3 months range from £450-600 to drop 3 kerb stones and re-tarmac the pavement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicesheff Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 When you apply for permission through the council they will give you a list of approved contractors. BEWARE the guys that did ours made a complete mess and when we refused to pay, he threatened us and we gave in! It was around 4 years ago now so hopefully he might have been removed- we paid £500 + £50 for permission. Investigate well who you intend to do the job! Good luck i wouldnt have given in , ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clevercow Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I would just do it to be honest as long as you follow the guideline then there should not be a problem. I was quoted £300 just for permision and was told that i would then have to pay a council contractor to do it. (althogether this was going to cost around 1000 - 12000 pound) bit crap since kerb edging are only a couple of quid in B&Q. I use to deal with highways though my job and they have very limited people to enforce what they call iligal cross overs. Remember these few single rules and you should not have a problem. You should be 1.5m away from any street furniture, (lamp posts, crossings etc) do not put a cross over in on a corner. Be carefull if there is a school bang across the road from you. (highways get a little funny when it comes to schools) Make sure you use the correct amount of hardcore and sand (if they do check up on you there are very kean on that.) Im sure the spec we used is 6" sand 6" hardcore. make sure your builder had puiblic liabiltiy insurance. Im not sure there is anything else. Hope this help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxy Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I've got the forms and it's £50 to apply, which isn't as bad as I thought it might be. Shouldn't be a problem as it'a straightforward. Just need to get a decent price for the job now. No chance of me paying a grand for it though. Can anyone recommend a reasonable contractor who fits the bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Chaos Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Get a piece of 4 by 3 the length of your drive and put it at side of kerb,your car will get up easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenyweeny Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 we live in rotherham.the street where we live has a high incidence of theft and vandelism..not to mention nowhere to park.we took our edge out and dug out front garden..and put a gravel path down.my husband has a classic car which he parks on the driveway only to solve parking issues..its his pride and joy.i noticed several people on my rd have done the same thing as us and have no dropped kerb.we have been told by the council we are to stop using our driveway for our car because we have not had permission to put one in and we should apply to the council for permission.this is costly and we cannot afford this...we would gladly apply to have one put in if we were offered a payment plan of some kind to be put on our weekly rent.nobody on my rd are having any problems with the council..it seems we are being singled out.i know we should have a dropped kerb..but to me i dont think there is any harm parking our car on our drive where we can keep our eye on it at all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Do you have any proof that the rest of your neighbours haven't received the same letters from the council? Or that they haven't started the applications procedure for a planned dropped kerb (during which time the council are likely to be less strict)? Whether it's doing any harm or not, your driveway and dropped kerb have no planning permission and the council do have the right to make you stop using a driveway which is against planning. When you have anything done which needs council planning approval it comes at your cost and it's paid up front. It's up to you to find the cost for that- exactly the same as the cost for the disabled parking bay which is planned for outside the front of my house which may take 12 weeks or more, but for which I have already paid. Them's the rules and they apply to everyone, so you have the choice of applying and paying or not using the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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