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Vehicle access - kerbs

A vehicular crossing (dropped kerb) is an area of lowered kerb and pavement which is used to give a vehicle access to a driveway or parking area on private property across the highway verge or footway.

It is against the law to drive across a highway verge or footway without an authorised vehicular crossing, as damage may be caused to the footway or services underneath.

Before constructing a dropped kerb crossing you must have consent from the local highway authority at North Yorkshire County Council. You may also need planning permission from the relevant local planning authority who are your local district council unless you are in a National Park.

The County Council as local highway authority, can only consent to requests to form vehicular crossings onto the adopted highway network. Where no planning permission is required, or planning permission has already been granted, the information provided here and the application form can be used for:

Requesting a new vehicular crossing at a residential property;
Requesting a new vehicular crossing in industrial/employment areas; or
Requesting an extension to an existing vehicular crossing.

The following vehicular crossing requests cannot be considered by the County Council within this request:

Vehicular crossings on private streets; or
Vehicular crossings when there is or will be an agreement under Section 38 or Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980.

Costs

Type of fee	Condition	Cost	Payable to	When payable
Application fee	If you have planning permission	£90	County Council	On application
Application fee	If you don't have planning permission	£140	County Council	On application
Works to drop the kerb	Typical crossing of a standard length of 4.5 metres (15 feet)	Provided by the contractor, likely to be between £800 and £1,000. This cost would vary depending on the required length or width e.g. if only an extension to an existing access is required or if there is a wide verge to cross. The existence of statutory undertaker's apparatus e.g. BT fibre optic cable will also increase the cost.	Contractor. You choose to do the work that has been approved by the County Council.	It is advisable not to pay the contractor until the local highway authority has accepted the crossing has been constructed to a satisfactory standard.