Apply for a dropped kerb or vehicle access

A dropped kerb or vehicle access request allows you to access your driveway from across the pavement.

It is an offence to drive across a footpath to access your drive without our consent. It may cause damage to the footpath or the services underneath.

Before you apply, you must read the application for a dropped kerb guidance and:

• check the location of the crossing required at your property against the safety criteria
• identify any trees within one metre of the proposed crossing – this may limit your construction
• ensure that no utility apparatus or street furniture exists within one metre of the proposed crossing

If we refuse your application because it does not meet the criteria, you will not receive a refund. We will consider refunds in exceptional circumstances.

For advice about your application, email vehiclecrossings@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

Fees

The following types of access cost £457 each:

• new light-duty or domestic access
• permission to reinstate an existing access
• extensions to light duty access that exceed two metres

The following types of access cost £912 each:

• new heavy-duty or commercial access
• extensions to heavy-duty accesses that exceed two metres
• light duty access which includes culvert installations

The following types of access cost £228 each:

• field or temporary accesses
• like-for-like alterations to existing accesses
• extensions to existing accesses up to two metres

These fees will be reviewed annually and may be subject to change.

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What happens next?

We will respond to your application within 10 working days.

View the list of contractors who are permitted to carry out vehicle crossing works in Lincolnshire.

We will check that the work meets the required standard once it is complete. You are liable for the quality of the work for two years. After that, we will maintain it.

Directory of contractors

These contractors are accredited to work within the highway. They have previously carried out dropped kerb construction in Lincolnshire.

These contractors can provide quotes for dropped kerb works and are aware of our standards and specifications. Please be aware that these contractors are not affiliated with or approved by us.

Vehicles driving over a path or verge to park

If a vehicle is repeatedly driven across a footway or verge to access private property, without a constructed access, this may be considered an illegal crossing.

This is an offence under Section 184 of the Highways Act 1980 and a person who knowingly and repeatedly does so, is liable for a fine.

You can report this to us if you are aware that this is happening and if it is causing damage to the footway or verge.

Once you have submitted a report, we will check our records to ensure the access has been given permission. Where permission has not been granted, we will assess the situation and may contact the resident or property owner to arrange for a retrospective application.

Report an illegal crossing