What Leeds City Council itself says about the fee, the work and the waiting, read on its own page on 20 September 2026.
Leeds City Council: £55.06 site inspection fee, non-refundable. Your contractor then pays £345.90 for a Section 171 licence to dig in the highway. You hire your own NRSWA accredited contractor. The council says a standard crossing usually costs around £1,500.
"We charge an initial fee of £55.06 to carry out a site inspection."
"Our inspection fee is non-refundable and there is no guarantee you will be permitted to construct a new crossing."
"You will need to arrange your own New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) accredited contractor to provide a quote for the construction costs and carry out the works at your own expense."
"A standard crossing usually costs around £1,500."
"will incur a fee of £345.90."
Leeds City Council, Request a vehicle crossing outside your house, the page shows no date, read on 20 September 2026.
Your own accredited contractor. You hire your own NRSWA accredited contractor. The council says a standard crossing usually costs around £1,500.
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
Leeds City Council: £55.06 site inspection fee, non-refundable. Your contractor then pays £345.90 for a Section 171 licence to dig in the highway. You hire your own NRSWA accredited contractor. The council says a standard crossing usually costs around £1,500.
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. 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).