Small footpath connecting to public walkway - Does it need drainage

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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 116382Post Forestboy1978

Don't really do patios any more but a regular customer has asked me to do some paving work consisting of a small 90cm wide 5 meter long footpath running down the side of her front garden.

I can camber this path onto a grass area so would presume minimal water drainage going onto the public footpath but some will of course. Does it need a soakaway?

Can't seem to find a definitive answer.
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vinny40405
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Post: # 116765Post vinny40405

Is it worth asking the local council? I know all areas are different in their specification?
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Post: # 116782Post Dave_L

Council won't be too helpful - I'd put an Aco drain at the interface of the new path and the public footpath and drain it to the nearby soft landscaping - for the small amount of water it will collect, this will be fine.
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