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Dropped kerbs and access

Whether you need a lowered kerb outside a town house or a new entrance onto a village lane, you'll need the right consents from North Yorkshire Council first.

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Need access to the road?

  • Sub-bases built for heavy clay
  • Drainage that copes with a flat site
  • Town, estates and Vale villages
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Example image: a lowered kerb outside a red-brick terraced house

Dropped kerbs in town

To cross the footway, a vehicle crossing must be approved by North Yorkshire Council as highway authority. The council considers safety, visibility, junctions, trees and street furniture, and whether your frontage is deep enough to park without overhanging the pavement.

New entrances in the villages

Forming a new access onto a road can need planning permission, particularly onto a classified road. On rural lanes, visibility splays (the clear view a driver needs when pulling out) and how surface water is kept off the road are key considerations. Moving or widening an existing field or garden entrance can raise the same questions.

Our role

We can help you understand what's required, plan the drive and entrance together and lay a bound surface at the road edge so loose material doesn't spill out. The council will confirm who carries out work on the highway.

Approvals first

Please get consent before committing to a new drive or entrance.

Also available

Example image: tumbled block paving with a charcoal border outside a new-build houseBlock pavingStrong, repairable and available in every style.See moreExample image: a long gravel drive to a brick village house with a paved apron at the laneGravel drivewaysIdeal for village houses and longer drives.See moreExample image: a black tarmac driveway with red block edging outside a 1960s semiTarmac surfacingHard-wearing and practical over a deep base.See moreExample image: a golden resin-bound driveway at a contemporary detached houseResin drivewaysSmooth and porous for modern homes.See moreExample image: grey printed concrete driveway with random stone patternPrinted concretePatterned and coloured in one solid slab.See more

Villages we cover

The county town, its newer estates and the villages of the Vale of Mowbray.

  • Romanby
  • Brompton
  • Yafforth
  • Thornton-le-Beans
  • Ainderby Steeple
  • Morton-on-Swale
  • Osmotherley
  • East Cowton
  • Appleton Wiske
  • Great Smeaton
  • Danby Wiske
  • Thornton-le-Moor
  • Bedale
  • Thirsk
  • See every village

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Enquire about dropped kerb

Fill in the enquiry form with your postcode and a few lines about the job. We'll get back to you, chat it through and prepare a quote.

  1. Send it. Postcode and the basics.
  2. We call back. To chat it through.
  3. Quote. Free, no obligation.

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Driveways for the town and the villages of the Vale.

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