County Tyrone · Northern Ireland
Dropped kerb applications in Cookstown
Need a dropped kerb in Cookstown? We help with the application to DfI Roads, measure your frontage to their standard and get your drive ready for the new crossing.
- Guide price
- about £1,000–£2,500 per crossing, set by DfI Roads
- Postcodes
- BT80
- Survey
- Free, no obligation

What dropped kerb applications involve
A dropped kerb, or vehicle crossover, is a lowered section of kerb and strengthened pavement that lets a car cross the footway to reach a driveway. It needs consent from the highway authority (your council in England, Wales and Scotland; DfI Roads in Northern Ireland), and the work in the pavement is done by that authority or a contractor it approves.
Before quoting groundworks in Cookstown we check levels against door thresholds, look for shallow services and plan where spoil and materials will go. In and around Cookstown, drives often run further from the road, so edging, falls and drainage are planned along the whole length.
In Cookstown we can price work such as digging out an old drive and building a permeable sub-base, preparing a drive to meet a new dropped kerb and setting a channel drain across a garage entrance. More about dropped kerb applications.
Prices for dropped kerb applications in Cookstown
Guide prices for Cookstown are based on Northern Ireland rates, which are below the UK average. The written quote after your survey is the figure that counts.
| Service | Guide price inc VAT |
|---|---|
| Dropped kerb applications | about £1,000–£2,500 per crossing, set by DfI Roads |
| Resin bound driveways | £40–£105 per m² |
| Driveway extensions and widening | £65–£105 per m² |
Based on Northern Ireland rates. See the full price guide or price your own project.
Planning in Cookstown
A dropped kerb always needs consent from DfI Roads, whether or not the driveway itself needs planning permission. A new access onto a classified road can need planning permission as well.
General information for Northern Ireland, not legal advice.
Weather and working days
Northern Ireland has frequent rain spread through the year, so laying days are planned around dry spells and permeable builds make sense. Surveys run all year; resin work itself waits for a dry day above about 5°C.
How it works
You start with a guide price, we visit to measure and check the site, you get a written quote, and we book the work for suitable weather.
Dropped kerb applications in Cookstown: questions
Do I need planning permission in Cookstown?
Northern Ireland has its own permitted development order for houses, with conditions on hard surfaces and drainage: the simplest route is a surface that keeps rainwater within your boundary. A fully permeable resin bound build, with a porous base under it, meets that test.
What postcodes do you cover around Cookstown?
We cover BT80 and the surrounding districts, including Dungannon and Omagh.
Who approves dropped kerbs in Cookstown?
Dropped kerb consent comes from DfI Roads. We help with the application and get your drive ready to meet the new crossing.
Dropped kerb applications near Cookstown
- Dungannon 9.7 mi
- Omagh 22.4 mi
- Magherafelt 9.4 mi
Other services in Cookstown
- Resin bound driveways
- Resin bonded driveways
- Resin over tarmac and concrete
- New resin driveways (full dig-out)
- Permeable SuDS driveways
- Driveway extensions and widening
- Resin patios
- Resin garden paths
- Resin steps
- Accessible resin ramps
- Excavation and sub-base
- Driveway drainage and soakaways
- Driveway edging and borders
- Resin driveway repairs
- Resin driveway cleaning
- Resin driveway restoration
- Commercial resin surfacing
Free survey · itemised quote
Book a free survey in Cookstown
We cover BT80 and nearby. Tell us about your project and we will be in touch to arrange a visit.
- Base, edging and drainage priced line by line
- Real blend samples shown in daylight
- Price fixed in writing once the spec is agreed
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