Driveway Planning Permission

sparky883

Just thought this might be of help-As of October 2008 planning permission will be required from your local council for a new drivway or parking area,One of the main reasons for this is because our drains cannot handle the amount of water coming off a drive when the grass and soil is removed
The councils want this monitered to make sure people install drainage channels-they are behind with the new system so as long as the work is done before the end of 2008 you should be alright.
The costs involved in implementing this new system will be ours,i would think that by having my Tarmac drive done this year i will be saving £500

uncle_buck_3

Where did you come by this information?

Does this apply to all councils?

sparky883

Someone told me and i checked it out-was hard to get any infomation from google but it is there you just have to look

sparky883

Sorry cannot be more help but it is true,Also a mate of mine owns a Tarmacing Company so he knows a thing or two

wildmandy

sparky883 wrote: »

Just thought this might be of help-As of October 2008 planning permission will be required from your local council for a new drivway or parking area,One of the main reasons for this is because our drains cannot handle the amount of water coming off a drive when the grass and soil is removed
The councils want this monitered to make sure people install drainage channels-they are behind with the new system so as long as the work is done before the end of 2008 you should be alright.
The costs involved in implementing this new system will be ours,i would think that by having my Tarmac drive done this year i will be saving £500

Presumably this won't apply to porous driveways such as block-paving.

Mandy

planning_officer

This doesn't tell the whole story. At present, the laying down any kind of hardstanding (tarmac, gravel, paviours etc) is classed as 'permitted development', provided its within the curtilage of a dwelling.

From October, these permitted development rights are likely to change - permeable surfaces will still be classed as permitted development, but planning permission may be required for other types of impermeable surfaces. I say 'may be', as it is possible that even impermeable surfaces which allow natural drainage will still be permitted development (for example, a tarmac drive which gently slopes to a flower bed which allows natural drainage).

Therefore, it is only likely to be hard surfaces which do not allow any natural drainage of rainfall that will require planning permission. Good thing too, as all this hardsurfacing that has sprung up everywhere in built up areas does not allow rain to naturally drain away, which increases the risk of flooding.

planning_officer

uncle_buck wrote: »

Where did you come by this information?

Does this apply to all councils?

Yes it's forthcoming national legislation (for info, google "changes to householder permitted development rights" or something similar)

poppy27_2

What happens if you already have a concrete/tarmac driveway but this needs partially re-doing? Do you still have to apply for planning permission or not because it was already in situ when the Regs came in?

sparky883

Like for like or a Re-Surface is fine,No permission required if you are in the west midlands you could try www.lwukgroup.co.uk They are local to me with a good reputation.

BaileyB

I seen a program/news bit on this a few months back i think they said block paving is also required for this. But you can get new blocks that do not need planning.

planning_officer

On the contrary, even replacement and like-for-like hard surfaces can require permission after 1 Oct. The legislation says that if a hard surface measures greater than 5 sqm in area AND is between an elevation of the house and a highway, then it must be permeable or porous or it must direct run-off water to a porous surface, like a flower bed or lawn (otherwise planning permission is required).