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Dropped kerb · Essex

Essex dropped-kerb fees and rules

Check an Essex property against the county's published vehicle-crossing criteria, with additional questions for Harlow addresses.

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Known fixed fees

£210.18

£210.18 application stage.

Before construction, planning and site-specific extras.

What the checker tests

  • Parking area of at least 5m deep by 2.5m wide
  • Parking orientation, gates and drainage
  • Street trees, equipment, bays and junction proximity
  • Second-access rules and Harlow's local parking-consent overlay

Planning position

Planning permission is normally needed first on a classified road. Harlow and parts of Epping Forest can also have separate local controls.

Cost notes

  • £210.18 initial application figure currently used by the checker
  • Harlow open-front parking consent may add £102
  • Construction and site-specific work are quoted separately

Official sources

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Rules and charges change. The council remains responsible for the final decision and quotation.

Sources last checked: 13 September 2026. This page is independent guidance, not permission or professional planning advice.