Apply for a licence to drop a kerb outside your house

You'll need to apply for a vehicular access licence if you would like the kerb outside your house to be lowered to give access to your property.

A vehicular access licence costs £495.60.

To apply to extend or lower a dropped kerb, you'll need to:

• have planning permission (applied and granted), or
• have a letter from the Planning Team confirming you do not require planning permission
• hire a contractor with a New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) qualification

We cannot tell you if planning permission is required.

We do not have a list of recommended contractors.

After you've fulfilled the above conditions, apply online to extend or lower the kerb.

It can take up to 28 days for the licence to be processed. When the licence has been granted, we will give you a 2 week period for the contractor to do the works.

Before you apply, you must have:

• a location plan, to a scale of 1/200
• a drawing with dimensions of the access, no wider than 4.6m, along with the dimensions of the front garden (if you're extending your current vehicle access, this must not exceed 4.6m total including the tapered kerbs)
• a plan of any proposed alterations to the front boundary wall, fence or hedge
• a copy of the planning permission or confirmation that planning permission is not required (a lawful development certificate)
• a copy of your contractors risk assessment and method statement (RAMS)

You'll also need the:

• name and address of your chosen contractor
• a copy of your contractor's £10 million public liability insurance
• front and back of the New Roads and Streetworks Act 1991 accreditation, operative and supervisor
• statutory undertaker plans from your contractor (STAT plans)
• certification or qualification of use of CAT & Gennie location device

Your application will take approximately 4 weeks to complete, providing all documents are submitted.

If approved, your licence is valid for 2 weeks.

If you need any help or support with your application, email [email protected].