You can apply for a dropped kerb installed on the pavement outside your property.

Lowering the kerb at the edge of a road allows you to drive into your driveway. A dropped kerb is sometimes called a vehicle crossover.

The council can only drop kerbs. You must not carry out the work yourself.

Who needs to apply

You can use our online form to apply for:

  • a new dropped kerb
  • an extension of an existing dropped kerb

Apply for a dropped kerb

You don’t need our approval if you live on a private road, you’ll need planning permission instead.

Find out more about dropped kerbs in our vehicle crossovers policy.

Planning permission 

You don’t usually need planning permission for a dropped kerb. However, it will be needed if your property:

  • is in a conservation area
  • is on a private road
  • is on a classified road 
  • is on a Transport for London red route
  • hard-standing doesn’t have sustainable drainage
  • is a multi-dwelling property
  • is a listed building