To apply for a permit, complete a dropped kerb application form.
Download a dropped kerb application form (PDF, 143.77KB)
You will need to give at least four weeks notice before you plan to start the work.
Post your form
Send your completed form to:
Cumberland Council
Customer Service Centre
PO Box 462
Carlisle
CA1 9LD
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
If there is a street lighting column near to where you are proposing to drop the kerb, email highways@cumberland.gov.uk.
Columns are expensive to move and you would need to cover the cost.
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.