Soak-away on neighbours property - easements?

[GinSoakedBoy]

Trying to preempt a problem of a blocked soak away as we have been experiencing issues with our septic tank. Which emptying and cleaning hasn't resolved.

From what I can ascertain our soak away, crosses under the track to our neighbours farm, and then potentially under a boundary wall and into a neighbours field.

I have downloaded the title register from the Land Registry and there are no formal easements listed. We have lived here for 13 year and the property has been here since 1967, so there could be an implied easement due to period of use.

I have also checked the old paperwork we had when we bought the place but nothing is documented.

I have 2 questions if anyone would be so kind.

Would plans for the soak away be formally documented or available through a different Gov department?

If there isn't anything documented, what rights do I have to access the neighbours land to carry out the maintenance?

Obviously going to approach my neighbours after the Christmas period and have a chat about it and see what can be agreed, but I know one of them can be a bit awkward about this sort of thing so want to be better informed before we have the chat.

Thanks in advance for the advice

James

 

[Wayners]

Have you reached out to building control?
That's where I'd go first. Used to be able to phone them but they switched to email or letter now.
Then see what the neighbours say and go from there..