Do i need planning permission?
From October 1st 2008 a submission for Planning Permission will be required for Impermeable Surfaces, like Pattern Imprinted Concrete.
The Purpose of this requirement is to prevent the Storm water Drain System in the road and eventually the rivers from being unnecessarily over filled in periods of heavy rainfall.
However:

• These requirements do not apply to Wales & Scotland
• They apply to the area between the front of the house and the road

 

What we do;

It is our jobs to meet your requirements and the requirements of the local council.  Therefore, providing we make our best effort to drain away accumulated rainwater on a driveway, we install, into the sub soils below, PLANNING PERMISSION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.  We use soakaways and draining to the garden already as standard practice.  It is only on sites with particularly poor drainage that we would need to make use of storm drains.

 

Summary;

• Our site surveyor will look at all options in order to make sure that all drainage requirements are met

• Providing we make our best effort to drain Driveway Accumulated Rainwater into the SUB soils below, YOU WILL NOT NEED PLANNING PERMISSION

 

• On rare occasions there may be no option but to apply for Planning Permission. We will apply for permission which cost £150.00 and takes about 8 weeks to complete.