What Kent County Council itself says about the fee, the work and the waiting, read on its own page on 20 September 2026.
Kent County Council: £500 application fee; £231 comes back if the council declines. Extra inspections, for a tree or a street light for instance, cost £76 each. Any contractor with the street works accreditations and £5 million public liability insurance may build it. The council says contractors' prices vary from £1,000 to £2,500. Decision within 28 days; the approval is good for 2 years.
"The application costs £500, but there may be additional inspection charges if you want:"
"Additional inspections cost £76 each and are non-refundable."
"If we decline your application, you will get a refund of £231."
"We aim to inspect your property and give you a decision within 28 days of receiving your application and payment."
"If we approve your application, you will have 2 years from the date of the Approval Notice to get your dropped kerb installed."
"£5 million public liability insurance."
"Contractors' prices can vary from £1,000 to £2,500."
Kent County Council, Apply for a dropped kerb, extension or access point, the page shows no date, read on 20 September 2026.
Your own accredited contractor. Any contractor with the street works accreditations and £5 million public liability insurance may build it. The council says contractors' prices vary from £1,000 to £2,500.
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
Kent County Council: £500 application fee; £231 comes back if the council declines. Extra inspections, for a tree or a street light for instance, cost £76 each. Any contractor with the street works accreditations and £5 million public liability insurance may build it. The council says contractors' prices vary from £1,000 to £2,500. Decision within 28 days; the approval is good for 2 years.
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).