I have a mid terrace and applied to the council about dropping my kerb and also crossing a small grass verge they own to get to my property. They wanted money for this and that also for crossing there verge, i spoke to other people in my street who had done theres and they didn't pay nothing.
I left it about six months and just did it that was a good 10 years ago and have never heard a word about it since, i dug out and had tarmac there silly verge and dug out first one side of my drive had some scalpings delivered and then concreted. I think i did them a favour as they don't need to cut there verge and it gets another car of the street, however i'm not saying what i did was right or you should do as i did.