What Nottinghamshire County Council itself says about the fee, the work and the waiting, read on its own page on 20 September 2026.
Nottinghamshire County Council: £52 for the initial assessment, non-refundable. Your contractor pays £80 for the consent to carry out the work. A contractor of your choice builds it, with a Streetworks qualification and at least £5m public liability insurance. The page names no construction price. The authorisation stays valid for 6 months.
"Permission for a vehicle access is subject to a non-refundable charge of £52 to cover the cost of the initial assessment by Via"
"Having Public Liability Insurance (£5m minimum)"
"There is a fee of £80 for this consent."
"the authorisation will remain valid for a period of 6 months."
Nottinghamshire County Council, Request a dropped kerb, the page shows no date, read on 20 September 2026.
Your own accredited contractor. A contractor of your choice builds it, with a Streetworks qualification and at least £5m public liability insurance. The page names no construction price.
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
Nottinghamshire County Council: £52 for the initial assessment, non-refundable. Your contractor pays £80 for the consent to carry out the work. A contractor of your choice builds it, with a Streetworks qualification and at least £5m public liability insurance. The page names no construction price. The authorisation stays valid for 6 months.
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).