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It's an old style one, and the soil is definitely clay - when it rains reasonably hard, the entire garden (only about 10x13 feet) fills up - underneath the turf / topsoil layer, it's effectively a basin of clay. When the level in this "basin" reached that of the path at the side, it flows over...

the stormwater drain that runs under my garden isn't solely for my property - it's a trunk that services a number of houses - I don't know what that means in terms of ownership, but I'm guessing I need to speak with the water co before tapping into it. Thanks everyone for your advice - has...

I suspect so - the guttering from the house roof runs into the stormwater drain - as does the conservatory - it's the garage (and paved part of the garden) that are overloading the clay soil The thought had crossed my mind - but rather plays things "by the book" if I can.

thanks Hugh In the event that I could get permission to connect to the sewer, then this is what I would look to do - the problem really only comes if I can't get permission, as trying to absorb "their" rainwater as well as my own is contributing to the current overload.

Sure - I wasn't sure if the context was necessary or not - if not; 1) What permissions are needs to connect into a stormwater drain? 2) When constructing a new garage - am I obligated to provision of rainwater drainage from adjoining properties - specifically if the current situation is that...

Hi everyone - apologies if this is a rambling post - I have a few questions about rainwater drainage - any advice is much appreciated. My property has a number of issues with rainwater drainage - largely because it sits on clay soil, and has a number of inadequate soak-aways in too small an...