Dropped kerb cost in Manchester

What Manchester City 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 Manchester?

Manchester City Council: no separate application fee is named on the page. The council builds it. A new dropped kerb of roughly 3m starts at £1,575, including up to 2m towards the property; wider or deeper ones cost more. An application stays open for 90 days.

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The council's own words

"The minimum size of a new dropped kerb is roughly 3m with a starting cost of £1,575, which includes up to 2m towards the property."

"Larger width dropped kerbs will cost more as well as ones that are more than 2m from the property edge or where it will need to meet the property driveway or hardstanding."

"Applications will only be open for 90 days from application date."

"Planning permission is required for all dropped kerbs on road types that are not unclassified"

Manchester City Council, Dropped kerbs: definition and requirements, the page shows no date, read on 20 September 2026.

Who builds it

The council builds it. The council builds it. A new dropped kerb of roughly 3m starts at £1,575, including up to 2m towards the property; wider or deeper ones cost more.

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 Manchester?

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).