I’m looking to put a single story extension on a semi detached house under the permitted development. I want to go out as far as I’m allowed, without planning permission it’s 3m but the problem I have is the drainage. This runs along the back gardens and is exactly 3m away from the house. Has anyone had this and what did you do? I don’t want the extension to be smaller, if anything I’d prefer it bigger and wouldn’t mind applying for permission if I knew they’d allow it. The drainage runs parallel with the house so would relocating it further out be an option? I’m awaiting someone coming to look at this I was just wondering for the time being. Thanks!
What drainage is it ? Foul waste from just your house or is it combined/ joined across the gardens of adjoining houses?
It’s part of the drainage for the other houses, I believe it starts 3 maybe 4 houses up and crosses all the gardens
You may be able to get an easement to build over from your area water supplier, you have to apply to them and pay a fee, but if you keep at the 3m it will interfere with your foundations so you may not have much option but to move it , if it’s possible to maintain the fall
Depends if it is a drain? It may be a lateral drain or a sewer If it’s a drain he can move it if it’s not he will need permission to build over it. Heavy penalties apply if permission is NOT granted Naive members of the public and so called professionals don’t know the difference between drains, lateral drains and sewers (they all carry waste) It may even be a rain water pipe?
Yeah that sounds about right. Do you know if it’s possible to go further than 3m? That way I could bridge it. Being a semi and the 45 degree rule I don’t think I’ll be able to. Other than that I could move it, but to get smooth curves on the drainage I’d have to change the direction at the neighbours side?
It’s either a lateral drain that forms a sewer YOU CANNOT TOUCH IT OR BUILD OVER IT! WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE WATER UTILITY COMPANY WHO OWN IT YOU ARE NOT EVEN ALOUD TO DIG WITHIN 3 METERS OF IT
You will require permission and if they grant permission this is likely to be hugely expensive for you. You will need an approved contractor advised by the water utility company to carry out such work If you choose not to gain permission then believe you me you could end up paying massive fines along with being forced to remove your extension - YOU MUST SEEK THE CORRECT ADVICE PEOPLE ON HERE WILL MISLEAD YOU
I believe the pipe is just foul, it’s barely 500mm deep I can’t see it been a major job. I’m in the process of getting proper advice I was just seeing if anyone had a similar experience. I’m not going to just start building without knowing what’s what.
To get the message across that there are people on here that give incorrect advice and know very little about such things Such as gas monkey
Very sensible but despite what you are told talk to the utility company concerned under an alias name/ address not to bring attention to your plans? - you may just choose to go ahead without permission from the utility company on the hope they never find out Good luck
Building over a public sewer. ... If you want to build over, or close to, one of our public sewers or lateral drains (this usually means within 3 metres), you need our approval, even if it is located on your land. United Utilities - Building over a public sewer
I’m just being honest People mislead when they know nothing about such things and advise people incorrectly You are very quick to jump on me gas monkey with your strange comments and im not happy when it’s obvious you know little about certain things - why mislead and cost people time and money and upset I’m wondering whether you prefer the entertainment aspect on these forums of seeing how people react rather than actually help them with relevant facts to the subject / question concerned
try to help and have a bit of fun so i can see your upset on something ive jumped on you with so tell me and if so ill say sorry not hear to affend