Dripped kerb required for wheelers and cyclist

Updates

• Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.

  State changed to: Investigating

  Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 07:42, Tuesday 3 March 2026

• The Highway Agreements Team have reviewed the file, and we cannot see any requirement for the Developer to provide a dropped kerb at this location under the Section 278 legal agreement, nor is it shown on the approved planning drawings available on the District Councils planning portal. We have contacted the Developer to see whether they would be willing to install one, but they advised that the planning officer was opposed due to the nearby established tree, which is protected by a TPO. They did not want any excavation works taking place in close proximity to the tree. As this is an emergency access that is likely to be used very infrequently, if at all, it was concluded that a dropped kerb was not necessary.

  While the emergency access may encourage some pedestrian movement, there are existing dropped kerbs within approximately 5–10 metres of this location that provide safe access onto and off the footway, albeit not on the most direct desire line, but provision is available.

  Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 12:16, Wednesday 18 March 2026

• The parish Council wish to promote cycling for children and returning cyclists and a dropped kerb would help greatly.

  Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 10:46, Tuesday 7 April 2026