Dropped kerb cost in Lancashire

What Lancashire 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 Lancashire?

Lancashire County Council: £290 application fee; half (£145) comes back if the application fails. You pick from the council's list of approved contractors. The council says quotes currently run between £2,000 and £3,500 for a standard crossing of 4.5m at the kerb face. The council aims to approve or refuse within 28 days.

Price the driveway itself

The council's own words

"A vehicle crossing application costs £290."

"The application fee is non-refundable, except for unsuccessful applications - these will have half of the fee (£145) refunded."

"As a general guide, quotations are currently between £2,000 and £3,500 for a *standard crossing."

"*A standard crossing is 4.5m wide at the kerb face with a vehicle width of 2.5m, normally on a footpath of 2m wide."

"within 28 days."

Lancashire County Council, Vehicle crossings: Cost and timescales, the page shows no date, read on 20 September 2026.

Who builds it

A contractor from the council's list. You pick from the council's list of approved contractors. The council says quotes currently run between £2,000 and £3,500 for a standard crossing of 4.5m at the kerb face.

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 Lancashire?

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).