Dropped Crossings / Kerb Lowering (for vehicular access)
| Service Deliverer: |
Hampshire County Council |
| Contact: |
Hampshire County Council Highways Team |
| Telephone No: |
Hantsdirect on 0845 603 5633
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| Address: |
Havant Borough Council, Civic Offices, Civic Centre Road,
Havant, PO9 2AY |
| Email: |
customer.services@havant.gov.uk |
| Details: |
It is illegal to access a private area (for example, a front
garden used for parking vehicles off-road) from the public highway
unless there is a specific vehicle crossing or lowered kerb
provided. We will reclaim the cost of damage to kerbs or verges
from the persons crossing or parking in this manner.
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Applicants will be required to complete an application form and
pay a deposit. Arrangements can be made to carry out a site survey
- if this shows that providing a crossing or dropped kerb is
possible, we will provide an estimate for work to be carried
out using the Council's highway works contractor. Conditions
may be imposed on individuals wishing to use their own
contractor.
The cost of providing new access to individual properties will
vary depending on a number of circumstances, primarily:
- location of trees
- location of street furniture (signs, seats etc)
- location of statutory undertakers' plant (cables, mains
etc)
It is always best to apply for a crossing or dropped kerb BEFORE
carrying out work to create the parking area, since if it is not
possible to provide a crossing then access to the parking area
across a full height kerb or a verge will be illegal - and we WILL
prosecute offenders.
More information is available through this link to
Hampshire County Council's web site (external) >>