What Sheffield City Council itself says about the fee, the work and the waiting, read on its own page on 20 September 2026.
Sheffield City Council: £220 for a domestic application. After permission you arrange a qualified highway contractor at your own expense; the contractor needs Street Works qualifications and £2 million public liability insurance. The page names no construction price. Applications currently take around 10 weeks.
"We charge £220 for domestic applications and £230 for light industrial applications."
"Our current turnaround time for applications is around 10 weeks."
"If the location of the proposed dropped kerb is on a classified road, in a conservation area or for a listed building you'll first need planning permission."
"If we give permission, you should arrange for a qualified highway contractor to drop the kerb. All works are carried out at your own expense."
"Highway contractors must have Street Works qualifications and £2 million public liability insurance."
Sheffield City Council, Request a dropped kerb, the page shows no date, read on 20 September 2026.
Your own accredited contractor. After permission you arrange a qualified highway contractor at your own expense; the contractor needs Street Works qualifications and £2 million 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
Sheffield City Council: £220 for a domestic application. After permission you arrange a qualified highway contractor at your own expense; the contractor needs Street Works qualifications and £2 million public liability insurance. The page names no construction price. Applications currently take around 10 weeks.
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).