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Dropped kerb applications in Dumfries and Galloway
Planning off-road parking in Dumfries and Galloway? We check your frontage against the usual dropped kerb criteria, help with the application and build the drive to suit the crossing.
- Guide price
- about £1,000–£2,500 per crossing, set by the highway authority
- Postcode areas
- DG
- Survey
- Free, no obligation
Dropped kerb applications across Dumfries and Galloway
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.
Driving over a pavement without a dropped kerb is an offence and can damage pipes and cables under the footway, so a new drive with no crossing should not be used until one is in place.
Typical projects we can quote for in Dumfries include digging out an old drive and building a permeable sub-base, fitting setts or steel edging around a new drive and replacing failed edges that have started to crumble.
Prices in Dumfries and Galloway
Prices in the South of Scotland are below the UK average. These are guide ranges including VAT; your quote follows a free survey.
Dropped kerb applications: about £1,000–£2,500 per crossing, set by the highway authority.
Planning in Dumfries and Galloway
A dropped kerb always needs consent from your council as roads authority, whether or not the driveway itself needs planning permission. A new access onto a classified road can need planning permission as well.
Weather and working days
The South of Scotland mixes wet western hills with drier eastern lowlands, and frost is common in winter. If the weather turns on the day, we move the pour rather than risk a surface that will not cure.
Dropped kerb applications in Dumfries and Galloway: questions
How soon can you survey in Dumfries and Galloway?
Call 0800 088 6341 or use the quote tool and we will offer survey dates. Surveys are free and run all year.
What postcodes do you cover around Dumfries and Galloway?
We cover DG and the surrounding districts, including Dumfries and Stranraer.
Do I need planning permission in Dumfries and Galloway?
Scotland's householder permitted development rules allow many hard surfaces at a house where the surface is porous or water drains to a permeable area within the property. A fully permeable resin bound build, with a porous base under it, meets that test.
Other services in Dumfries and Galloway
- 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
- Resin pool surrounds
- 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
- Resin tree pits
- Anti-slip resin surfacing
- Footpaths and cycle paths
Free survey · itemised quote
Book a free survey in Dumfries and Galloway
Tell us about your project and we will 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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