Can I get a dropped kerb? Check your drive in 2 minutes
Check your drive in 2 minutes
How the checker decides
It uses rules published by the councils we've checked: minimum parking depths (4 m to 6 m), distances from junctions (10 m to 15 m), obstacles, and the planning permission triggers in England's permitted development rules. Your council makes the actual decision after a site visit. See the full dropped kerb rules.
Sources (official, checked 3 October 2026)
- Hertfordshire: Dropped kerbs
- Staffordshire: Dropped kerbs (criteria)
- Oxfordshire: Dropped kerbs
- Leicester City Council: Apply for a dropped kerb
- Bradford: Dropped kerbs and crossovers
- Devon: Vehicle crossing or dropped kerb
- Gloucestershire: Vehicle dropped kerb
- Coventry: Dropped kerbs for vehicle access (full guide)
- Derby City Council: Vehicle access - kerbs
- Birmingham: Apply for a dropped kerb
- Essex Highways: Vehicle crossings (dropped kerbs)
- Nottingham City Council: Apply for a dropped kerb
- Southend: Vehicle crossovers
- GPDO 2015, Schedule 2 Part 2 Class B: means of access to a highway
- GPDO 2015, Schedule 2 Part 1 Class F: hard surfaces at a house