A fallen sidewalk (crossed on foot) is when the sidewalk is lowered, so you can legally cross the sidewalk to your driveway or front garden. If you want to install a fallen sidewalk, you must contact us. It is recommended that you use the services of a competent civil engineering consultant to carry out your project and contact the motorway authority on your behalf. You will have experienced the situation many times before and you have worked with the Council`s motorway officers. You`ll likely increase the potential of a successful drop-border app. This is a similar situation to that of a planning advisor for a new development. You could do without it, but your chances of success are usually much lower. The sidewalk is dropped from the normal height and the path is reinforced to take the weight of the vehicle. Otherwise, the path and all the pipes buried underneath could be damaged. When applying for an extension, the abandoned sidewalk is not renewed simultaneously. If you wish to renew the entire area, additional costs will be incurred, so please contact us before submitting your application.

If a nearby lot already has a fallen sidewalk, don`t expect to get permission if you apply. Each application is considered on the basis of the current criteria. Go to level 5 to pay for an abandoned sidewalk application. Obtaining the right to a fallen sidewalk can sometimes be a complex process and it is estimated that approximately 60% of requests to cross fallen curbs/wagons are rejected. Abandoned curbs for heavy vehicles (over 3.5 tonnes) need to be improved. Please write it on the application form. You will receive a letter of authorization and construction drawings if your application meets the criteria. You can then ask an accredited contractor to reserve a road space and build access to the sidewalk/fallen vehicle to our specification. Additional entrances/fallen curbs are generally considered to be an increase in the safety risk of highways to the public. This is also the case when they are clearly beneficial for the individual.

Indeed, off-road parking can often add several thousand to the value of a property. In London, a new licence can be worth more than £10,000. It is therefore necessary to insist with the motorway authority that you obtain a fallen sidewalk. Due to independent legal liability for debt, professional liability and economic viability, professional consultation can only be provided with a written agreement. No part of the sidewalk, from the fall of the sidewalk to the boundary of the land, may be used for the purpose of parking vehicles. Thus, you request and pay for a new or extension of an existing sidewalk/vehicle access and check the permissions you need first. The Highways Act 1980 – Section 184 makes it an offence to drive a vehicle on a sidewalk or edge where there is no real vehicle passage. . . .