Lothian · Scotland
Dropped kerb applications in Edinburgh
Planning off-road parking in Edinburgh? 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
- EH
- Survey
- Free, no obligation
Dropped kerb applications across Edinburgh
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.
Highway authorities look at visibility, distance from junctions, trees, lamp posts and the size of the parking space. We measure the drive to the authority's standard, help with the application drawings and photographs, and time the drive so it is ready when the crossing is built.
Typical projects we can quote for in Queensferry include fitting setts or steel edging around a new drive, adding a soakaway so water stays on the property and digging out an old drive and building a permeable sub-base.
Prices in Edinburgh
For Lothian, where typical costs are a little below the UK average, these are the ranges we would expect before seeing your property.
Dropped kerb applications: about £1,000–£2,500 per crossing, set by the highway authority.
Planning in Edinburgh
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
Lothian is one of the drier parts of Scotland, but cold winters and frost make a well-drained, frost-resistant base important. Spring to autumn offers the most laying days in Edinburgh, but dry, mild winter days can work too.
Towns in Edinburgh
Dropped kerb applications in Edinburgh: questions
Do I need planning permission in Edinburgh?
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.
What postcodes do you cover around Edinburgh?
We cover EH and the surrounding districts, including Queensferry and Colinton.
How soon can you survey in Edinburgh?
Call 0800 088 6341 or use the quote tool and we will offer survey dates. Surveys are free and run all year.
Other services in Edinburgh
- 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 Edinburgh
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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