What City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council itself says about the fee, the work and the waiting, read on its own page on 20 September 2026.
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: £120 application fee; £60 comes back if the application is refused. Fixed council prices: a standard crossing is £1,995 plus VAT, an extension £1,596 plus VAT. You cannot use your own contractor. Decision within 28 working days; the work follows within 10 weeks of payment.
"Work is carried out by our Highway Delivery Unit within 10 weeks of payment."
"Standard crossing: £1,995 plus VAT"
"Extension: £1,596 plus VAT"
"Application fee: £120 (non-refundable if approved, £60 refunded if refused)"
"Up to 28 working days for decision"
Bradford Council, Dropped kerbs and crossovers, the page shows no date, read on 20 September 2026.
The council builds it. Fixed council prices: a standard crossing is £1,995 plus VAT, an extension £1,596 plus VAT. You cannot use your own contractor.
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
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: £120 application fee; £60 comes back if the application is refused. Fixed council prices: a standard crossing is £1,995 plus VAT, an extension £1,596 plus VAT. You cannot use your own contractor. Decision within 28 working days; the work follows within 10 weeks of payment.
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).