Afternoon. I'm planning on replacing my existing tarmac driveway, which slopes towards the house and drains into a surface water gulley next to the house, with block paving. I'm also increasing the overall size by about a third.
I've just realised that this involves either getting planning permission (I'm well over 5m2), or putting a soakaway or "rain garden" in. Or do "permeable" block paving which I've no idea about, but I think involves a totally different base at least. Or, I could apply for planning permission to just do it as-is, draining into my existing gulley, but no idea if that'd get approved. Any experiences and opinions of the lesser of the evils here and easist route to take? I could at a push, do a soakaway nearby but wasn't something I was envisioning. Cheers.
I've just realised that this involves either getting planning permission (I'm well over 5m2), or putting a soakaway or "rain garden" in. Or do "permeable" block paving which I've no idea about, but I think involves a totally different base at least. Or, I could apply for planning permission to just do it as-is, draining into my existing gulley, but no idea if that'd get approved. Any experiences and opinions of the lesser of the evils here and easist route to take? I could at a push, do a soakaway nearby but wasn't something I was envisioning. Cheers.
