Replacing a concrete drive need permssion?

topcat007

hi,

A relative would like to know if they reconcrete an existing front garden that has broken concrete from age if they need planning permission?

I can not see any reason why you would?

stator

You might want to take photos etc before hand though. Just to make sure you can prove where the old driveway was and how old it was. If the original driveway didn't have planning permission and someone complained you'd need to prove how long the original driveway was there for.

Doozergirl

stator wrote: »

You might want to take photos etc before hand though. Just to make sure you can prove where the old driveway was and how old it was. If the original driveway didn't have planning permission and someone complained you'd need to prove how long the original driveway was there for.

Google maps and streetview are a planning officers best friend.

G_M

I've a vague recollction of reading about new Building Rgs.

Something about run-off of water? So much paving over is going on that rain does not soak into the ground anymore it all ends up in the drain, so drives now have to be porous.... or something.... worth investigating.

Bill23h

As per G_M above:
Building regs now say you need a drainage channel at the bottom of your drive to catch runoff before it goes into the street. This should take the runoff into a soakaway at one end. It's not a big job, your contractor should know this.

makeyourdaddyproud

Doozergirl wrote: »

Google maps and streetview are a planning officers best friend.

Streetview is discontinued.

Doozergirl

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/pavingfrontgarden/

I've deleted my earlier message as like for like is only okay if the area is less than five square metres. It really is better for everyone if you take up the concrete and use permeable covering.

Doozergirl

makeyourdaddyproud wrote: »

Streetview is discontinued.

Link please?

moneyistooshorttomention

G_M wrote: »

I've a vague recollction of reading about new Building Rgs.

Something about run-off of water? So much paving over is going on that rain does not soak into the ground anymore it all ends up in the drain, so drives now have to be porous.... or something.... worth investigating.

I've read that too.

It definitely applies to any new paving-over anyone wants to do. Don't know if it applies to replacing existing paving-over, but think theres a good chance that it does.

moneyistooshorttomention

Doozergirl wrote: »

Link please?

I don't recall name of it these days - but I was only taking a "virtual walk" around on the Googlemaps feature earlier today. So I don't think it has been...

makeyourdaddyproud

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I don't recall name of it these days - but I was only taking a "virtual walk" around on the Googlemaps feature earlier today. So I don't think it has been...

Offering up a postcode into google search now no longer yields an option to streetview.

Only satellite options are available.

See for yourself.

However, there may be an app that retains this feature.