Vehicle Crossings and Drop Kerbs
If you want to park your vehicle within the enclosed area of land around your property (known as curtilage) or you want to extend your existing dropped kerb you can apply to have the footway lowered (Drop Kerb) and a vehicle crossing constructed or amended.
The Highways Act 1980 and the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 require a properly formed vehicular crossing to be built to protect any Public Utility equipment which may be present in the footway and prevent damage happening to the footway itself, as you can be held liable for any damage that may occur as a result of permitting a vehicle to be driven over the footway and/or verge.
Apply for a Vehicle Crossing
If you wish to apply for a vehicle crossing please download and complete the Application Form - Vehicle Crossing PDF (File Size 54.7kb) from the Kent County Council website and return it with a cheque payable to Kent County Council for £300.00 to:
Kent County Council, Ashford Highways Depot, Javelin Way, Henwood, Ashford, Kent TN24 8DHIf approval is not granted because of highway safety reasons, the administration fee of £150.00 is non-refundable. Your application will take 8 weeks to process. Planning permission may be needed for an access to be constructed. Please check with Planning Services before submitting an application.
When the application and fee are received, providing there is no highway safety reason for refusal, a permission letter will be issued. This is valid for 6 months and lists conditions that will need to be kept. Enclosed with the permission letter will be specification details for the construction of a vehicle crossing by an approved contractor of your choice. Notice to public utility companies will also need to be given prior to any work commencing in the highway.
A list of approved contractors (for undertaking drop kerb, and vehicle crossing works) and a list of the Public Utility Companies is provided below.
Approved contractors
| Company | Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Andel Plant Ltd | Unit Z, Newington Industrial Estate London Road Newington Sittingbourne Kent |
Call: (01795) 844565 Mobile: (07802) 786032 |
| Ashford Tarmacadam Contractors | Tiffenden Manor Harbourne Lane High Halden Ashford Kent TN26 3JE |
Call: (01233) 850920 |
| Coastal Construction | 128 - 130 Sea Street Herne Bay Kent CT6 8JY |
Call: (01227) 363442 |
| Dave Love Construction | 9 Blenheim Close Herne Bay Kent CT6 7NB |
Call: (01227) 360462 |
| James Grahame | Woodland Cottage Livesey Street Teston Maidstone Kent ME18 5AY |
Call: (01622) 813149 |
| J L Rigden | 31 Brook Road Whitstable Kent CT5 2QE |
Call: (01227) 265031 |
| Mark Potter Building Contractor | 138 Minster Road Minster Sheerness Kent ME12 3JH |
Call: (01795) 875573 Mobile: (07831) 342605 |
| Park Drives | 16 Manwood Close Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4QL |
Call: (01795) 429582 Mobile: (07748) 113855 |
| Paul Newman Contractors | 29 Lower Herne Road Herne Kent CT6 7NA |
Call: (0800) 083 0253 or (01227) 742354 Mobile: (07736) 442401 |
| P Williamson t/a Bearsted Surfacing Contractors | Courtlands 46 Yeoman Way Bearsted Maidstone Kent ME15 8PH |
Call: (01622) 632468 |
| S A Blockpaving | Bloomsfield Sheppey Way Bobbing Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8PL |
Call: (01795) 421210 |
| S Fuller | 7 Dukes Meadow Ham Street Ashford Kent TN26 2HD |
Call: (01233) 732845 |
| Sittibuilders | Orchard Cottage London Road Teynham Kent ME9 9PS |
Call: (01795) 521943 Mobile: (07768) 683006 |
| Skynett Construction Ltd | 7 Nautilus Drive Minster Sheerness Kent |
Call: (01795) 870760 Mobile: (07984) 451410 |
| Tar-Track Ltd | 5 Sheerstone Iwade Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8RN |
Call: (01795) 426959 |
| T G Cahill Surfacing | 2 Birling Road Ashford Kent TN24 8BB |
Call: (01233) 632690 |
Approved public utility companies
| Company | Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|
|
BT National Notice Handling Centre
|
PP4048 Telecom House Trinity Street Hanley Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST1 5ND |
Call: (0800) 800865 Fax: (01782) 204846 |
| Cable and Wireless | WS Atkins NRWSA Team PO Box 290220 Aztec West Almondsbury Bristol B532 4WE |
Call: (01454) 288808 Fax: (0870) 2403012 |
| Mid Kent Water | High Street Snodland Kent ME6 5AH |
Call: (01634) 240313 |
| National Grid Company | PO Box 7324 Hams Lane Coleshill Birmingham B46 1AR |
|
| Seeboard | Cablewatch PO Box 15 East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3WE |
Call: (0800) 0565866 Fax: (01342) 413184 |
| Southern Water Services | Southern House Sparrowgrove Otterbourne SO21 3WE |
Fax: (01962) 715246 |
| Transco | 2 Leesons Hill Orpington Kent BR5 2TN |
Call: (01689) 881300 Fax: (01689) 881595 |
| Virgin Media | South East The Network Centre Gillingham Business Park Gillingham Kent ME8 0PZ |
Call: (01634) 301000 |
