80% planning approval rate. Where we believe consent will be difficult to secure, we will tell you honestly before you spend on drawings or submission. That is what the appraisal is for.
Planning Appraisal
A Chartered Town Planner reviews your property against your council’s guidance and gives you a written recommendation: is planning permission required, is it likely to succeed, and what to do next. Turnaround typically 24–48 hours.
Single Drawing
One technical drawing prepared by a Chartered Landscape Architect to the scale and standard required by your council — typically a proposed site plan or location plan. Suitable where only one drawing is missing from your submission.
Drawing Package
The complete drawing set required for a dropped kerb planning application — location plan, existing and proposed block plans, proposed site plan, elevations and visibility splays. Ready to submit yourself, or use to get build quotes from contractors.
Drawings + Planning Submission + Management
The full service. We prepare the complete drawing package, write a planning statement, submit the application to your council, and act as your planning agent — responding to officer queries and managing the case through to a decision.
A planning statement is a written case for approval — it sets your proposal against national and local planning policy so the case officer can see, in one document, exactly why the application should be granted.
Drawings + Planning Submission + Management (In Conservation Areas)
The full service, adapted for Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings. Includes the standard drawing package, planning submission and case management — plus full elevations and a Design & Access Statement (which replaces the standard planning statement) to satisfy the additional policy requirements that apply in these locations.
Why work with DKP
Anyone can send a form to a council. Getting a dropped kerb approved — especially where planning permission is required — is a different problem, and it’s the one we solve every day.
Chartered specialists, not generalists
Our team is made up of Chartered Town Planners (MRTPI) and Chartered Members of the Landscape Institute. We only work on dropped kerb and driveway applications — every day, all year. General planning consultants dip in and out; we know the specifics.
15+ years of insider council knowledge
Our planners have worked inside local highway and planning authorities. We know how case officers think, which arguments carry weight, and where councils tend to push back — and we write your application accordingly.
Honest £30 appraisal before you commit
We tell you in writing what the risks are and whether the case is worth pursuing — before you spend on drawings or a submission. If your case is unlikely to succeed, we say so.
Fixed fee, no scope creep to validation
You know the price before you commit. No hourly billing surprises. Our fee covers everything through to validation of the application by the Council — drawings, planning statement, submission, and officer queries during that period.
Policy-backed planning statements
Every submission includes a planning statement that maps your proposal against the relevant national policy (NPPF) and local plan — the exact framework the case officer has to make their decision under. Not a template with your address swapped in.
UK-wide, all in one place
We handle applications in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Drawings, application, statement, and council liaison are all under one roof — you don’t need to chase multiple consultants.
What’s not included
Our fees cover our work only. The following are paid directly by you to the relevant authority:
- Council planning application fee — currently £348 (set nationally, paid to your Local Planning Authority on submission)
- Crossover licence fee — varies by council, paid to the highway authority after planning consent is granted
- Contractor costs — the physical construction of the kerb itself, typically £800–£2,500
Why fixed fees
We agree our prices up front because dropped kerb planning is a defined, repeatable piece of work — not open-ended consultancy. You know exactly what you’ll pay before you commit, and we know exactly what we’re delivering. Our fixed fees cover the work up to validation of your application by the Council.
Our 80% approval rate — and the appraisal
Around 80% of the applications we submit are approved. Our appraisal is based on our professional judgement as Chartered Town Planners — it does not represent the council’s formal view. In most cases we can tell you in advance whether an application is likely to be refused — a tight Conservation Area corner, an exposed classified-road junction, a constrained visibility splay. Some cases, however, are genuinely nuanced, and the outcome only becomes clear once the case officer engages with the file.
Ready to start? Send us your enquiry and we’ll respond within 24 hours with a quote and next steps.