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Do the SUDS regulation apply to rear gardens?

Posted by Pete Downes on August 18, 2009 at 6:26pm in Landscaping

Can anybody tell me if there is any legislation to what you do in a back garden with regards to using permeable materials. I know the legislation for front gardens and driveways but does the same apply for the back. Any help would be appreciated

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  • Lawncare-4u.co.uk August 19, 2009 at 12:10am
    use commen sense - be fair and honest to customer - then charge them !
  • chris August 19, 2009 at 3:50pm
    you could dig a soak away. i did it to my garden. works brilliantly. if there is a lot water, you could use a land drain. but as clive said you must make sure you connect it to the correct drain.
  • Sustainable Land Management August 19, 2009 at 4:03pm
    Chris is right, soakaways are so simple and so effective, and in most soils will allow for uptake of water in drier periods as well as being fantastic at reducing surface water dramatically.
    We once had a garden with no drainage available so we just went down, in about 5 different spots, the standing water issues disappeared overnight.
    I think I'm right in that the legislation still applies in rear gardens also, or am I mistaken.
  • Jackson's Landscape Design August 19, 2009 at 7:54pm
    Hey pete

    If the property is pre 1920s then a soakaway must NOT be installed as water and zero damp course do not mix,and the soakaway needs to be 5m away from the property,

    the legislation came into effect on the 1st Oct 2008 and applys to front of property only, the legislation does not apply to the rear of the property, you can verify this by logging on to the governments site, i'll post this and find it for you

    regards

    Kerry
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