To apply for a permit please complete a dropped kerb application form.
Dropped kerb application form (PDF, 140KB).
Single Vehicle Crossing Guidance Notes (PDF, 447KB)
Please give at least four weeks notice before you plan to start the work.
Post your form
Send your completed form to:
Westmorland and Furness Council
South Lakeland House,
Lowther Street
Kendal,
LA9 4DQ
Site plan
Along with your completed form, please also include a site plan, showing the site location. Your contractor should be able to supply you with a site plan.
Marked parking bays
If there is a marked parking bay in front of where you are proposing to drop the kerb, you will have to pay to have the Traffic Regulation Order amended.
Street lighting columns
Our Street Lighting Team will consider all proposals to drop a kerb near a street lighting column. The team will then advise on an appropriate resolution. Columns are expensive to move and you would need to cover the cost.
Contact our Street Lighting Team using the highways enquiry form.
Application fee and payment
Find out the application fee on the street permit and licence fee page.
Once your application has been approved, we will then contact you to make a payment.