drive

[suzie1]

i am putting answerbank to good use and using it for what it is actually fer asking and answering questions (serious questions)
I want to have a driveway done to my house
1, do i need planning permission?
2, how much would it cost? drive and planning permission
3, my house is a mid terrace with nowhere to park the car and we have two cars, which makes it more difficult
4, i want a drive outside of my house, which would lead into my front garden, but the pavement is in between the house and the main road, is this a problem.

please give me serious answers thanks

[craft1948]

You now I think need planning permission for a driveway and the council will have to do the dropped kerb......you need buildersmate to give you the full gen.......

[suzie1]

buildersmate where are you? thanks craft

[heathfield]

You don't invariably need planning permission, but it will depend on your local council. Ours says they have to be approached to determine whether a Planning Application, and subsequent consent, would be a requirement!!

[lindylou16]

When i had dropped kerbs done on my drive i had a council approved outfit to do them which was much cheaper than the council, but i had to get all the paper work and regs of dropped kerbs from the council (cost £10) although the workmen knew all about the regs. Saves sqillions

[suzie1]

hi lindylou, which department in the council do i need to get the paperwork from? thanks

[buildersmate]

Contrary to popular belief, I don't hang around on here waiting for questions to answer!
There are 2 potential planning issues:
The nature of the access onto the public highway; if you front onto anything other than an estate-type road you may need planning consent because there are minimum distances that you need to be able to view up and down the road. They are called 'visibility splays'.
Secondly there is a quite recent requirement to apply for planning consent if you are wanting to cover part of the garden with an impervious material like tarmac. This is because the run-off created by everyone wanting to do it is causing flash-flooding for some folks.
As Heathfield indicates, the planning department will give free advice on whether what you want to do requires an application. A planning application is two hundred and something pounds these day.
Irrespective of the planning consent situation, you also need permission to put down a dropped kerb across the public footpath. This is different from planning and costs an application fee plus the cost of doing it. The cheapest way is via the method indicated by lindylou.
Impossible to guess the cost of a driveway - depends on how big and what material. Gravel is cheap.

[suzie1]

thanks all of you

[suzie1]

thanks buildersmate

[lindylou16]

Highways department

[Whoever]

I read somewhere recently that Planning Departments are getting stricter about front gardens being paved or concreted over for parking because it raises the risk of flooding in certain areas where water can't drain away. I think you need to contact your own local council's department for advice as criteria may be applied differently in different areas.

[bushbaby_de]

Hi Suzie, I'm a planning officer.

You will need planning permission if you require access off a classified road (A, B or C). Please be aware that some Council's have reclassified some roads since this legislation came in to make C roads where they anticipate problems with driveways, so ensure you check an up to date map. If your road is unclassified, it won't need planning permission in this respect.

You will also need planning permission if the area to be covered in hard standing is over 5 square metres and non-permeable. If you are using permeable paving or have suitable drainage within your site, no planning permission needed.

Householder planning applications are currently £150.

Even if you don't need planning permission, you will need to contact your Highways department to get permission for a dropped kerb, and either they or one of their approved contractors can carry out the work for you if they approve the application. I am not sure of the cost of the application or the works I'm afraid.

Hope this helps.