What Somerset Council itself says about the fee, the work and the waiting, read on its own page on 20 September 2026.
Somerset Council: £388.30 for administration and the site inspection, non-refundable. A contractor accredited to work on the highway builds it, at a price you agree with them. The page names no construction price. The Section 184 licence runs for 3 months.
"to cover administration and site inspection costs. This fee is non-refundable."
"Application for a vehicle crossing over footways and verges (Highways Act 1980, Section 184 Licence)"
"£388.30"
"A Section 184 Licence runs for 3 months."
Somerset Council, Dropped kerbs and driveways, page dated 24 April 2026, read on 20 September 2026.
Your own accredited contractor. A contractor accredited to work on the highway builds it, at a price you agree with them. 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
Somerset Council: £388.30 for administration and the site inspection, non-refundable. A contractor accredited to work on the highway builds it, at a price you agree with them. The page names no construction price. The Section 184 licence runs for 3 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).