Solid Stone service guide
Drop kerb project preparation in Sawbridgeworth and surrounding areas.
Practical guidance on driveway access, levels and the permissions or approved contractors a dropped kerb may require.
Built around your property
Preparation, levels and finishing planned together.
A dropped kerb affects the public highway and normally requires permission from the local authority, with work completed under its rules by an appropriately approved contractor. We can discuss how the private driveway, levels and drainage need to coordinate with the approved highway work.
Our family-run team provides free site visits across Sawbridgeworth and the surrounding parts of Hertfordshire, Essex and Greater London. Your written quotation explains the agreed preparation, materials and finishing work for your property.
Where it works well
A practical option for the right space and finish.
We will explain the choices honestly during the visit and help you compare this service with other suitable finishes.
Front gardens being converted to parking, subject to approval
Projects where driveway levels must meet approved highway work
Typical quotation scope
What the work can include.
Every site is different. We confirm the exact specification after assessing the existing ground, access, levels and drainage.
- Initial discussion of access, frontage and driveway layout
- Planning of private-side levels, edges and drainage
- Coordination points for approved highway works
- A clear quotation for the private driveway work we agree
How we approach it
Four clear stages from survey to handover.
The sequence may change to suit your property, but these are the decisions that protect the finish and keep the work organised.
- 01
Contact the relevant local authority to confirm its application and contractor requirements.
- 02
We assess how the proposed driveway will meet the pavement and where surface water will go.
- 03
The private driveway scope is planned around any approved highway design and programme.
- 04
Only authorised and properly approved work should take place within the public highway.
Questions customers ask
Useful answers before your free site visit.
Do I need council permission for a dropped kerb?
Usually, yes. The relevant highway authority sets the application, construction and contractor requirements for work affecting the pavement and kerb.
Can the driveway be planned before approval?
The private driveway can be discussed, but its final access, levels and programme should be coordinated with the approved dropped-kerb requirements.
Does a front driveway need drainage?
Drainage and permitted-development rules can apply to front gardens. We consider surface-water management and explain when further approval or specialist advice is needed.
Planning drop kerb project preparation?