planning rules gggrrrrr

macafee2 · 28th March 2014, 12:27

I have just had planning permission granted for a caravan port.
It is out of site from anyone at the front, hidden by the garage entirely along one side. visible in winter but not summer to house behind and visible to 2 properties on one side. One property being the mother in law.
First design they did not like as not in keeping but no objections. second design accepted and although I sought pre planning application advice from the council they have put a condition on the application. Either I use a soak away or just let the rain water run off the roof onto the ground. I can not use existing ditches. To the best of my knowledge no one down stream flooded in 2012 or 2013/14. It is the speed at which the rain water would go into the ditch. the want it to go in slowly

If I had built a car port to the same size except height, by this I mean lower I would not have needed planning permission and could have got away with using the existing rain water ditch. gggrrrrrr

macafee2

TR75 · 28th March 2014, 18:21

Could you not harvest the rain water some how with a couple of water butts or something and then let them drain at your convenience with a small pipe into the existing ditch?

I've been watching the BBC permission impossible episodes recently and some of the conditions are absolutely ridiculous!

macafee2 · 28th March 2014, 21:27

council wont allow that as they said people have a tendency to get rid of water butts.

macafee2

James.uk · 28th March 2014, 21:53

Erm, why do you want to put another roof over a caravan that already has a perfectly good one of it's own?

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macafee2 · 29th March 2014, 09:52

protection.
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Borg Warner · 29th March 2014, 10:20

We've recently had an extension, local water company would not allow rain water of the new roof to go into the existing drains, insisting instead that it goes into a soak away???? We have a very clay type soil.

In addition, as we are still in the process of having the kitchen fitted, we can't have the building signed off until the inspector has seen the sink traps work????

BW

rich17865 · 29th March 2014, 18:42

Bury a couple of 1m3 IBC's underground, install a scavenger pump and use the water to water your plants in the summer, planning love green ideas.

28th March 2014, 12:27	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,929 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	planning rules gggrrrrr I have just had planning permission granted for a caravan port. It is out of site from anyone at the front, hidden by the garage entirely along one side. visible in winter but not summer to house behind and visible to 2 properties on one side. One property being the mother in law. First design they did not like as not in keeping but no objections. second design accepted and although I sought pre planning application advice from the council they have put a condition on the application. Either I use a soak away or just let the rain water run off the roof onto the ground. I can not use existing ditches. To the best of my knowledge no one down stream flooded in 2012 or 2013/14. It is the speed at which the rain water would go into the ditch. the want it to go in slowly If I had built a car port to the same size except height, by this I mean lower I would not have needed planning permission and could have got away with using the existing rain water ditch. gggrrrrrr macafee2

28th March 2014, 18:21	#2
TR75 Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Launceston Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 169 Thanked 166 Times in 134 Posts	Could you not harvest the rain water some how with a couple of water butts or something and then let them drain at your convenience with a small pipe into the existing ditch? I've been watching the BBC permission impossible episodes recently and some of the conditions are absolutely ridiculous! __________________ You've just been ROVERtaken

28th March 2014, 21:27	#3
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,929 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	council wont allow that as they said people have a tendency to get rid of water butts. macafee2

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James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Erm, why do you want to put another roof over a caravan that already has a perfectly good one of it's own? ...

29th March 2014, 09:52	#5
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,929 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	protection. macafee2

29th March 2014, 10:20	#6
Borg Warner I really should get out more....... None Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2,579 Thanks: 494 Thanked 657 Times in 402 Posts	We've recently had an extension, local water company would not allow rain water of the new roof to go into the existing drains, insisting instead that it goes into a soak away???? We have a very clay type soil. In addition, as we are still in the process of having the kitchen fitted, we can't have the building signed off until the inspector has seen the sink traps work???? BW

29th March 2014, 18:42	#7
rich17865 This is my second home Transit Connect Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Crewe Posts: 9,532 Thanks: 868 Thanked 1,619 Times in 1,095 Posts	Bury a couple of 1m3 IBC's underground, install a scavenger pump and use the water to water your plants in the summer, planning love green ideas.