Block paving and planning permission - Block paving and planning permission

[gghulyer]

My mother has decided to block-pave the front of her house which slopes toward the house at an incline of about 10%. She also wishes to fit a drain along the house that is connected to the main drain but has been informed this will need planning permission.

As an alternative, she is looking at permeable block-paving (which she understands can be used when connecting to the main drain WITHOUT gaining planning permission). However she has also been informed that permeable block-paving cannot be installed over services (the gas runs from the main road to the house under the front garden).

Is this all correct? Any suggestions please?

Many thanks.

[lutonlagerlout]

if the drive falls towards the house and the drain goes to a soakaway ,then she doesnt need planning.
who has been telling her all this garbage?

generally speaking no LA like rainwater going into sewer runs
permeable paving is just that,so needs no outlet

LLL

[gghulyer]

She was getting her information from a "new regulations" section in a product catalogue. I've since been round a read for myself and the information is actually consistent with your reply so I think she will be OK as there is easy access to a soak-away.

Really appreciate your time and help LLL. Many thanks.

Graham

[richie_jones]

Don`t forget if you live in wales the new regs don`t apply yet.....

[Tony McC]

There are ways and means of dealing with services within areas of permeable paving. It's not correct to say that permeable paving is incompatible with services, but then, if you look at some of the bollocks being published by groups such as the BMF, it's no surprise there is so much confusion. Despite being told that the info they were about to publish was wrong, the BMF went ahead and published anyway - never let the truth get in the way of a sale, eh?

[Injured]

Talking of publishing wrong info have you heard back from BBC yet about rogue traders???

[Tony McC]

Yep. In essence, the BBC investigated the BBC and found that the BBC was blameless.

I should have posted the reply when it came in but I was so busy at the time, it's been pushed to a far corner of my in-tray. I'll dig it out later....