Do remember that when you have had the kerb 'dropped', it becomes yours and the local authority relinquishes responsibility for it.
I offer this advice as we have a dropped kerb that, some 8 or 9 years ago we enquired about the cost of extending the dropped kerb by two sections (approx. 6ft).
This, together with tarmaccing the extra 6ft of footway (6ft x 6ft square) would have cost us in the region of £2500. We decided to make do and have since used a wooden ramp when necessary to allow easier access to and from our driveway.
In relation to the council relinquishing responsibility for the dropped aspect, around 5 years ago we were on holiday and the local authority, possibly in the guise of contractors/sub-contractors, effected some carriageway repairs outside our and our neighbours homes. Apparently, the lorry used by the contractors parked directly outside our house and used the stabilising side hydraulic rams. One of these is believed to have been placed at the top of one of the drop sections.
When we returned home, the roadway was lovely and level with no potholes, cracks etc but the drop stone now had a piece of concrete missing from it, leaving a perpendicular straight edge about 3" in height ~ just the thing for catching against your tyre!
When I contacted the council to see if they could repair the damage, they told me that as it was a dropped kerb it was the householders responsibility to repair/replace broken stones. They could, of course, supply a price to carry out this remedial work!
Proving that it was their vehicle that had caused the damage was almost impossible, so at a cost of nearly £500, we decided not to press ahead with replacing the stone.
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Topic: Lowering kerb
