Processing applications
for dropped kerbs to enable access to your property.
New dropped kerbs require consent from Suffolk County Council,
with the exeption of:
Trunk roads are managed by Atkins on behalf of the
Highways Agency.
Any questions regarding these roads should be directed to W S
Atkins rather than Suffolk County Council.
Requests for new dropped kerbs in the following
towns should be directed to:
On A, B and C class roads, planning permission from the
district or borough council
may be needed.
If you want to get a dropped kerb installed so that you can
access your property you need to get an Access Request
Application.
Legal considerations
Planning permission is not usually required for such work, but
may be if the property involved:
- has the frontage directly on to a classified road;
- is a listed building or in a conservation area;
- is other than a house for a single family, such as a flat,
maisonette, commercial or industrial premises.
Please contact your district council who will confirm whether you
need to have planning permission.
When you have planning permission or a letter saying that you do
not need it, or if you live on an unclassified road, you can apply
for consent to construct the vehicular access from Suffolk County
Council
If consent is given the county council will send you a list of
instructions and details of accredited contractors who can carry
out the work. The New Roads and Street Works Act makes it an
offence for the work to be done by anyone who is not
accredited.
Important notice
The construction of a vehicle crossing simply gives the right to
drive across the pavement to gain access to the property with
a private or light goods motor car, the crossing itself is part of
the public road and there is no right to park on it. From the
date that the county council accepts the completed crossing, they
will assume responsibility for its maintenance at no cost to the
occupier, apart from any damage caused by use by heavy vehicles,
and so on. For this reason, the crossing must be built to the
county council specification.
Before construction can take place you must remove the fence,
wall or hedge within the property at the place where the crossing
will be located.
To request an Access Request Application form contact
your
Customer Service
Centre.