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Flooding From Neighbour.
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The house behind us has erected a huge garage which almost touches our fence.
We live on the edge of a flood plain.
The garage foundations seem to have disrupted an underground water course causing flooding on our drive.
Who do I approach ?
Planning dept, north west water, united utilities or the environment agency.
We live on the edge of a flood plain.
The garage foundations seem to have disrupted an underground water course causing flooding on our drive.
Who do I approach ?
Planning dept, north west water, united utilities or the environment agency.
Answers
Sparklers... being on the edge of a flood plain will likely mean that there is a high water table. Meaning that, if you dig a hole (including foundations)
12:14 Wed 16th Jun 2021
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"Local authorities are responsible for managing the risk of flooding from groundwater. However, the Environment Agency has a strategic overview for all sources of flooding and in some areas that have historically experienced groundwater flooding,"
"Local authorities are responsible for managing the risk of flooding from groundwater. However, the Environment Agency has a strategic overview for all sources of flooding and in some areas that have historically experienced groundwater flooding,"
It is extremely unlikely that the foundations for a garage will have the slightest effect on any underground watercourse - that in this case surface drainage has been affected is well-nigh guaranteed. As already pointed out, permission is required for the construction of any permanent and also some temporary structures - that is the preserve of the local authority."Huge" is an imprecise description.
Sparklers... being on the edge of a flood plain will likely mean that there is a high water table. Meaning that, if you dig a hole (including foundations), then it will fill with water.
The volume of water falling on next door's ground is still the same as before. What has changed is the ground's capacity for soaking it up.
The building is taking up a lot of the area where water used to soak in.
The rain is now running off the roof and carried into soakaways. The question is... are the soakaways enough?
That comes under "Building Regs". You might try and get Building control interested. No property should ever legally be able to discharge their water to a neighbour.
Be prepared for "buck-passing" by the Authorities. It's a Building Regs matter, but also should concern The Environment Agency.
The volume of water falling on next door's ground is still the same as before. What has changed is the ground's capacity for soaking it up.
The building is taking up a lot of the area where water used to soak in.
The rain is now running off the roof and carried into soakaways. The question is... are the soakaways enough?
That comes under "Building Regs". You might try and get Building control interested. No property should ever legally be able to discharge their water to a neighbour.
Be prepared for "buck-passing" by the Authorities. It's a Building Regs matter, but also should concern The Environment Agency.
