Dropped kerb cost in County Durham

What Durham County Council itself says about the fee, the work and the waiting, read on its own page on 20 September 2026.

How much is a dropped kerb in County Durham?

Durham County Council: £171 licence fee. After approval you get a list of the council's registered contractors and arrange the work yourself. The page names no construction price.

Price the driveway itself

The council's own words

"Note: there is a £171 licence fee."

"If you are successful, you will receive a confirmation letter, which will include a list of our registered contractors."

Durham County Council, Vehicle access over kerbs, the page shows no date, read on 20 September 2026.

Who builds it

A contractor from the council's list. After approval you get a list of the council's registered contractors and arrange the work yourself. The page names no construction price.

Planning permission

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

Before you compare this with another councilThese fees do not measure the same thing. One council charges for an inspection only, another for a licence your contractor applies for, a third builds the crossing itself at a fixed price. So the table is sorted by name, not by amount, and a low fee is not a cheap kerb: look at what the fee covers and at who does the building. Every figure is what the council's own page said on 20 September 2026. Coventry reviews these fees every year. Expect the same elsewhere, and check the linked page before you pay.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is a dropped kerb in County Durham?

Durham County Council: £171 licence fee. After approval you get a list of the council's registered contractors and arrange the work yourself. The page names no construction price.

Do I need planning permission for a dropped kerb?

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).