Lowering of kerb to drive

[ray bush]

Having my front drive paved and the council have told me that i need to have the kerb lowered for access etc.I'm aware that its only your local council that can carry out this work. I'm probably looking at about having a 4 meter length lowered,any idea of an approx cost. I know it will vary from council to council,but i'm just after a very rough estimate.

Thanks

[Ethel]

I was quoted �160 last year.

[ray bush]

Thanks Ethel

[The Tiggster]

I am in Scotland & it may be different where you are but I didn't have to use the council to lower the pavement I only had to use a "suitable" contractor, i.e. someone that specialised in this kind of work & could adhere to the specific requirements of contruction.
Saying all that I was �400 about 5 years ago with a private contractor after my Council quoted �800!
Hope you are going to be around the �160 as Ethel quoted!

[beryllium]

we've had to let the council know of our plans before hand and we have just paid �1175 for the priviledge, so I guess it's where you live and your local council.

[homerthegrea]

My father-in-law has just had his kurb lowered and all he had to do was inform the council of his intentions and when the work was complete the council sent out somebody to make sure the work was done to a set standard at no cost.

[teag1rl]

It must vary. My two local councils would allow work to be done by a suitable contractor, however they will issue you with a licence for the work to be done, and you'll have to pay council for that priviledge (under �100 here).

[spudqueen]

Where I used to live you could use another contractor to lower the kerb but then the council would not maintain it at all, eg when they retarmaced the pavement they left the bits that had been done by other contractors, so I think that you're right to let the council do it even if they are slightly dearer than someone else.

[Jules001]

we are in NW London and my mum had this done a year or so ago and she had to pay about �800