Discharge of surface water

[DRM]

Outline planning permission has been applied for the land across the road from mine for 4 detached 3-bedroom houses.

The site plan that their architects have submitted shows a drain marked and highlighted on my property.

This drain is only a soak-a-way as far as I can tell.

As United Utilities have stipulated that, no surface water will be allowed into the foul water sewer or onto the road, I suspect that they intend to discharge this surface water into my drain/soak-a-way.

Do they have the right to do this?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

No of course not. They'll just build one on their land. On the planning form it will stipulate how they intend on draining the site.

 

[^woody^]

Not unless there is an easement on the drain

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Very unlikley here though I would hazard though.

 

[Nakajo]

If it's outline planning, I wonder why they bother with an architect?

 

[^woody^]

The OP should make this known to the planners in any case

 

[DRM]

The Parish Council own the land so maybe that's why they have had the plans drawn up by a firm of architects.

What's the procedure for making it know to the planners and what's an easement?

Cheers

 

[^woody^]

The planners would have sent you, or posted a notice inviting your comment. So raise an objection. You can normally do it online or via email and have 28 days from the date of the notice.

An easement is a specific right granted to others and written into property deeds.

 

[DRM]

The planners would have sent you, or posted a notice inviting your comment. So raise an objection. You can normally do it online or via email and have 28 days from the date of the notice.

An easement is a specific right granted to others and written into property deeds.

Many thanks

I've done that, but I might send another.

I'll have to check the deeds.