Dropped kerbs in Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council: fee, who builds it and how to apply
Everything you need to apply for a dropped kerb (vehicle crossing) with Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, from the council's own website. Last checked 4 October 2026.
Gateshead: Apply for a dropped kerb
Who builds dropped kerbs in Gateshead?
Gateshead assesses dropped kerb applications against its own protocol. If it approves yours, it sends you the contact details of the council team that gives you a quote for the works. Its pages don't say whether you can use your own contractor.
Who builds it isn't stated. Gateshead's website doesn't say whether the council builds the crossing or you hire a contractor. Ask the council before you pay anyone, and check any contractor's street works qualifications and insurance.
How much does a dropped kerb cost in Gateshead?
Homeowner application fee: £262.80. Non-refundable administration fee for the assessment, whatever the outcome.
Total council fees: £262.80 (construction not included).
Building it: Gateshead doesn't publish a typical construction price. Councils that do publish prices quote roughly £1,000 to £3,500 for a standard crossing.
Estimate your total for Gateshead with the calculator
Contractor requirements in Gateshead
- Not stated on the council's pages: ask when you apply
How to check street works cards and insurance before you hire: our guide to dropped kerb contractors.
How to apply in Gateshead
- If you live in a conservation area or on a classified (A, B or C) road, speak to Gateshead's planning section first; on a classified road you need evidence of planning permission.
- Apply online (or by post with a cheque) with a dimensioned sketch of the driveway and dropped kerb, and your landlord's written permission if you rent.
- Pay the £262.80 assessment fee.
- Gateshead decides within up to 10 weeks; there's no formal appeals process.
- If approved, contact the council team it names for a quote for the works. Don't start any work without written permission.
How long it takes
- A decision can take up to 10 weeks.
Size and siting rules
- Parking area at least 5 metres deep (5.5m in front of a garage with an up and over door).
- Extending an existing crossing: maximum width 6.3 metres, including taper kerbs.
- More than 15m from a major road junction or 10m from any other junction; not within 18m of a bus stop flag; at least 1 metre from street furniture.
- 2 metres of visibility either side; the verge or footway where the crossing meets the road must be less than 1:6 gradient.
Good to know
- Applications are refused if there's a parking bay in front of the access or water would drain onto the highway.
- Where there's a grass verge it stays, with grass reinforcement; a concrete or tarmac crossing over it isn't permitted.
Ready to apply in Gateshead?
Check your property qualifies and have everything ready, then apply on the council's own website.
Gateshead: Apply for a dropped kerb Eligibility checker Printable checklist
Nearby councils
- Durham County Council: £171 total council fees, council's own list only
- Northumberland County Council: Not published, council or your contractor
- South Tyneside Council: Not published, council or your contractor
- Sunderland City Council: Not published, not stated: ask
Dropped kerb guides
Sources (official, checked 4 October 2026)