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Hi,
I would really like some help with this. The next door are having a huge conservatory built. The build will be right up to our border and the construction company is Anglian. There was already an extension built on site and they have demolished this and now dug out footings for a much heaver and substantial building. The old conservatory was built about 1998 and was built directly over the shared sewer. The sewer egresses through our property and has causes regular blockage problems. We have to sort out any blockage problems with the water board - who have been excellent.
The reason I`m writing this post is that I don`t want the matter to run away from me. I want to keep control of it. The planning for the new conservatory has a proviso inserted by the Water Board into the permission that they should not build within 3 m of a public sewer. Anglian have now completed the ground work. All of the sewer lies under the conservatory and the 3m condition means that 3m of the sewer that they should not have built over is under our patio. The sewer is very, very close to our foundations. Anglian have done no modifications to the sewer. From what I can see, all of their waste water and sewage seem to drain into a single drain that is stuck in a corner of the property. Access to it with equipment will be very difficult.
I don`t know if they have a build-over agreement - are these agreements a matter of public record? Where can I get a copy? If you assume what I have described above is correct, is this very naughty? Once Anglian complete erection (pun intended!) who is responsible for correcting any contravention of planning permission? Will the water board say something like "You are a naughty boy. Here is a slap on the wrist and your retrospective build-over agreement."
Any help would be appreciated.
I would really like some help with this. The next door are having a huge conservatory built. The build will be right up to our border and the construction company is Anglian. There was already an extension built on site and they have demolished this and now dug out footings for a much heaver and substantial building. The old conservatory was built about 1998 and was built directly over the shared sewer. The sewer egresses through our property and has causes regular blockage problems. We have to sort out any blockage problems with the water board - who have been excellent.
The reason I`m writing this post is that I don`t want the matter to run away from me. I want to keep control of it. The planning for the new conservatory has a proviso inserted by the Water Board into the permission that they should not build within 3 m of a public sewer. Anglian have now completed the ground work. All of the sewer lies under the conservatory and the 3m condition means that 3m of the sewer that they should not have built over is under our patio. The sewer is very, very close to our foundations. Anglian have done no modifications to the sewer. From what I can see, all of their waste water and sewage seem to drain into a single drain that is stuck in a corner of the property. Access to it with equipment will be very difficult.
I don`t know if they have a build-over agreement - are these agreements a matter of public record? Where can I get a copy? If you assume what I have described above is correct, is this very naughty? Once Anglian complete erection (pun intended!) who is responsible for correcting any contravention of planning permission? Will the water board say something like "You are a naughty boy. Here is a slap on the wrist and your retrospective build-over agreement."
Any help would be appreciated.