Drop kerbs and driveways rules

[gasbusters]

Hi all

We've all received a letter from the council stating that they are relaying the footpaths locally and will be offering dropped kerb at a vastly reduced price of £760.

Now I've looked through the council website and it states hardstanding is a requirement, but is this before or after the dropped kerb has been done?

It also states the following:

• Name of the Contracting company with contact details;
• Evidence of the Contractor’s public liability insurance (£5,000,000 minimum);
• Copies of the contractor’s Supervisors and Operatives NRSWA Streetworks qualifications cards (required under national legislation to undertake works on the highway);
• Copy of the Permit to Dig;
• A copy of the NRSWA Permit ref number (with date of installation).

Now are these requirements for the company doing the dropped kerb, or is this for the actual hardstanding ie the actual driveway? As the council isn't clear

 

[^woody^]

When councils offer these works as part of planned works, the normal criteria when applying for a dropped kerb do not apply.

 

[Mottie]

Years ago, we came home from visiting the relatives one Saturday night to find most of the pavement down our street has a paint marked pavement. I said to Mrs Mottie "what's going on here?" to which she replied that we had had a letter asking if we wanted our dropped kerb extended for a couple of hundred quid - the whole street was being done on Monday. She said that as we had a lawn out front (we now have a drive), she threw it away. The next day I went out and bought a tin of the same colour paint and made my own markings. On Monday the contractors arrived and I got a new extended drive for the price of a can of paint.

 

[oldbutnotdead]

I think all that dribble is for if you engage your own contractor to create your dropped kerb, certainly looks like the stuff I received when getting approval for one.

 

[mikeey84]

I had my kerb dropped by an approved contractor and signed off by the council before I laid the drive, so they should be happy to do it without you already having a drive ready