Driveway with no dropped kerb..

[MadgeHarvyy]

Does this mean it is not legally a driveway..?

Yes.

Yes

Yes - if its yours, contact your local council about getting it done

Yes, and I believe you can be held liable for damage caused to the kerb, pavement or utilities underneath if you're driving over them without a dropped kerb.

@AaronPurr

Yes, and I believe you can be held liable for damage caused to the kerb, pavement or utilities underneath if you're driving over them without a dropped kerb.

Yes and this is exactly what I was about to say.

The council don’t just drop the kerb, they strengthen the pavement to protect the pipes underneath.
I think it’s a few thousand fine if you drive over a pavement that hasn’t been adjusted

This would be classed as a patio with aspirations not a driveway.

@Leetepp

This would be classed as a patio with aspirations not a driveway.

Contact the council to be sure OP, but it does sound like a previous owner has put in a driveway without following the correct procedures.

You can apply to the council for permission to have it dropped. Once you have paid for that permission you might need to organise and pay for the work yourself.

Yes. You'd need to apply for planning permission for a dropped kerb. Where I am they often decline due to limited on street parking and it's a good couple of hundred quid just to apply.

I had this on a previous house , you will need to contact the highways department of your county council ( not borough as they don't cover highways ) you will need to apply for permission and they will give you a list of companies they have approved to carry out the work to the required standards . The cost can vary quite a bit from around £1800 to £10k depending what needs to be done ( my prices are from 4 years ago) , I had four kerb stones dropped plus the sloping ones either side and it cost me just under £2800

@zafferana

Contact the council to be sure OP, but it does sound like a previous owner has put in a driveway without following the correct procedures.

No it doesn't, it sounds like they have paved/hard landscaped the front garden and parked their car on it. They haven't put a driveway in, the driveway does not exist, there is no driveway...

It’s just a front garden if there’s no dropped kerb.

Not legally a driveway and you can be fined for using it as one.

You can apply to have it dropped at a hefty price but the applications are often denied due to lack of on-street parking.

I have a family member who has this. They have lived in that house for 40 years with that setup, they looked into paying for it to be dropped but the cost was huge so they didn’t bother. I know it’s always trotted out on mumsnet as not a proper driveway but the police have ticketed people for blocking it before!

Wow, existential debate starting early on MN this morning.

Yes but I think if they are parked on it and then you block them in you can be in trouble.

Its really annoying when people say well I know someone who never dropped the kerb and nothings happened.

You do realise of the service subderbeath are damaged it costs x2 or x3 more to fix them! Again that's taxpayers money ergo your money to fix a problem that wouldn't have needed fixing if people just follow the laws properly.

And services include broadband cables, water, gas etc. So if they get damaged it could actually affect the services to your house.

subderbeath I love this autocorrect.

@JesusIsAnyNameFree

Not legally a driveway and you can be fined for using it as one.

You can apply to have it dropped at a hefty price but the applications are often denied due to lack of on-street parking.

really? we had a driveway put in about 10 years ago (bought a strip of neighbours land adjoining our house), all the permissions done, eeds changed, highways asked, plans etc, but we cba/can't afford to get the kerb dropped. it very much is still a driveway!

sorry meant deeds changed!

@Stovetopespresso

In England?

It is illegal to drive on the footpath.

really?

Do you need a dropped kerb? You need a dropped kerb if you intend to drive a vehicle over the path into your driveway. If you do not have dropped kerbs, you must not drive over the footway. If you do so, you are breaking the law and enforcement action could be taken to prevent this happening.

First google result (this one from NE Lincs).