What Birmingham City Council itself says about the fee, the work and the waiting, read on its own page on 20 September 2026.
Birmingham City Council: £125 application fee, non-refundable; it pays for the inspection. A £375 administration fee is added to the quote. Priced per site after the inspection. Only the council's authorised contractors may build it, and you pay in full before work starts. Quote within 28 working days of the inspection, 2 months to accept it, and at least 16 weeks from full payment to installation. Blue badge holders may get a discount on a standard 2.75m crossing at the address where the badge is registered.
"We charge a £125 non-refundable application fee. This covers the cost of inspecting the proposed dropped crossing location."
"an administration fee of £375 for processing the application through to completion"
"Work can only be carried out by Birmingham City Council authorised contractors and approved suppliers."
"Each application is priced individually based on measurements and the work involved in the construction."
"You must pay in full before the construction work can take place."
"Residents who are blue badge holders may be eligible to receive a discount on the cost of constructing a standard 2.75m width dropped kerb at the address where the badge or benefit is registered."
Birmingham City Council, Apply for a dropped kerb: How much will it cost?, page dated 1 April 2026, read on 20 September 2026.
"After the inspection has taken place, we expect to provide you with a quote within 28 working days."
"Once you have received your quote, you have 2 months to accept and pay in full from the date printed on the letter for the work to be scheduled."
"Due to current demand installation of a standard dropped kerb will take at least 16 weeks to be completed from receiving full payment of an accepted quote."
Birmingham City Council, Apply for a dropped kerb: How long will it take?, page dated 26 June 2025, read on 20 September 2026.
The council builds it. Priced per site after the inspection. Only the council's authorised contractors may build it, and you pay in full before work starts.
The Planning Portal calls dropped kerbs largely not a planning matter, and lists what changes that: a classified or trunk road, a property divided into flats, structural work for the parking area, a listed building or conservation area, or works taking place in isolation. The fee above is separate from any planning fee. Planning Portal, Dropped kerbs: Planning permission
Birmingham City Council: £125 application fee, non-refundable; it pays for the inspection. A £375 administration fee is added to the quote. Priced per site after the inspection. Only the council's authorised contractors may build it, and you pay in full before work starts. Quote within 28 working days of the inspection, 2 months to accept it, and at least 16 weeks from full payment to installation. Blue badge holders may get a discount on a standard 2.75m crossing at the address where the badge is registered.
The Planning Portal calls dropped kerbs largely not a planning matter, and lists what changes that: a classified or trunk road, a property divided into flats, structural work for the parking area, a listed building or conservation area, or works taking place in isolation. In law, the permitted development right for a new access only covers roads that are neither trunk nor classified (Schedule 2, Part 2, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015).