Dropped kerbs in Stamford
How to get a dropped kerb approved in Stamford, what Lincolnshire County Council charges, and how we build the driveway behind it.
A dropped kerb in Stamford needs approval from Lincolnshire County Council before any work touches the footway or verge: £300 if the county council builds it, or £470 if an accredited contractor does, and we can build it for you. Lincolnshire County Council replies within 10 working days.
- Highway authority
- Lincolnshire County Council
- Fee
- £300 for the council to build it, or £470 for a contractor
- Who builds it
- The county council, or an accredited contractor (we can)
- Who applies
- You, as the property owner
Our 2026 guide prices, all in. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Council fees checked October 2026.
Getting a dropped kerb approved in Stamford
- Check the basicsLincolnshire County Council replies within 10 working days. When a contractor builds it, the start date has to be 21–90 days ahead. Trees, lamp posts or utilities within 1m can restrict the works, and A, B and C roads need planning permission first.
- Planning first if neededYou need planning permission before the kerb application if the house is on a classified (A, B or C) road or is listed, or if the frontage is in the Stamford conservation area under the Article 4 direction.
- Apply to the highway authority£300 if lincolnshire county council builds it (the council puts a typical crossing at £2,500–£3,500, tarmac only, 2.75m wide), or £470 if an accredited contractor builds it. Lincolnshire County Council: apply for a dropped kerb
- Build the crossingBuilt by the county council itself, or an accredited contractor with £10m public liability insurance and NRSWA-qualified operatives, which we can do for you. We hold the NRSWA street works qualification and can build the crossing for you, then build the driveway behind it so the levels line up.
- Build the drivewayThe drive behind the kerb is built to drain to your own ground, so no water runs onto the road.
Fees and rules checked October 2026.
Ground, drainage and conservation in Stamford
Stamford sits on Lincolnshire Limestone with well-drained loamy soils, so many sites take a soakaway well. Old cellars, rubble fill and the Welland flood plain change that locally, so we check every site rather than assume.
Stamford was the first conservation area in Britain, designated in 1967, and since December 2018 an Article 4 direction across the whole conservation area removes permitted development for hard surfaces, walls, gates and fences, porches and extensions where they face a road, footpath or open space. In practice, most front driveway and boundary work in the conservation area needs planning permission, and the council's appraisal favours York stone, granite setts and natural materials over concrete paving and tarmac.
The driveway behind it
Dropped kerbs in Stamford: questions
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Planning a dropped kerb in Stamford?
We measure up, check levels and drainage, and send a written proposal with the build-up, the programme and one whole price. No pressure and no follow-up sales calls.