New soakaway advice and regulations

[bignewsoakaway]

Our house in Kent is 150 years old and our foul water and rainwater mixes in a big gully before running into a new septic tank. This was fine in the old days when we had a cesspit, but this is against the generally binding rules and we need to separate the rainwater and direct the rainwater to a new soakaway (or drainage field?) in the garden. We are on chalk and it is very free-draining.

Do I need building control approval or an environment agency permit before I get started installing the rainwater soakaway? Do I need a certificate to say the work has been completed properly?

 

[Wayners]

Phone building control tomorrow and ask. They are helpful in telling you what you need to do

 

[bignewsoakaway]

Thank you, I will do that.

 

[jalfer]

Thank you, I will do that.

Did you ask them?

My soakaway is next to the house, so I have to move it and I was wondering if this can be a DIY (I know a lot of digging) or needs permissions/regulations. So just to have an idea

Thanks

 

[^woody^]

You don't need approval for a soakaway