Roads and highways - access requests

Footway Crossings, Driveway, Vehicle Crossover, vehicle crossing

Providing access to residential or commercial property over the pavement i.e. dropped kerbs for vehicle access.

The council will construct domestic vehicular crossovers at the request of residents. There is a charge payable for this service and in some locations, such as on major highways, planning permission may be required.

To apply for a vehicle crossing/dropped kerb outside for access to your property, you will need to complete an application. Once we have received your application an inspector will visit, and shortly after you will be supplied with an estimate. There is a charge payable for this service and in some locations, such as on major highways, planning permission may be required. The council upholds the right to refuse applications.

Should you, the resident or a contractor wish to apply for a Heavy Duty Crossing or make an excavation eg to construct a temporary vehicular crossing across the footway during building works, you will need to contact Highways Services for further details.

Eligibility:
The applicant must be either the owner of the property or an authorised agent of the owner. A resident who wishes to apply for a crossing on a property they do not own must have written consent from the owner prior to application.

Council tenants may apply for a crossing, however Highway Services will seek approval from the Housing Department prior assessing the application.

If the applicant is registered disabled, the application fee will be wavered.

Required customer information:
Applicants who are registered disabled and wish to have the application fee wavered must provide a photocopy of their blue badge with their application.

SLA and turnaround:

Highway Approval
We aim to give you a decision on your application within 8 weeks, and provide you with an estimate if your application is approved. However, applications where trees, lamp columns etc are affected may take longer to process.

After your application has been approved, you must complete any necessary works to create the parking area
(e.g. removing any boundary wall or fence and construction of a hardstanding). Your crossover will not be built until these works have been completed.

If your application is approved, we will make every effort to construct the crossover within 12 weeks of receiving your payment.

Planning Permission
We aim to give you a decision on your planning application within 8 weeks. If your application is approved we will send you a Decision Notice with a request for a further payment the cost of which can be viewed here for an estimate for the works to be undertaken by our contractors [See Highway Approval notes above]

More information about this service

Contact Us

Address:
Highway Services,
London Borough of Enfield,
7 Melling Drive,
Enfield,
Middlesex, EN1 4BS
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Telephone:
020 8379 2211 – Voicemail after 5pm

Fax:
020 8379 2305

Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 9am-5pm

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Dropped kerbs /crossover