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Heavy rain causing water from road to flood property
rdl12345
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I live on a busy residential road towards the bottom of quite a long hill. My drive, which I share with a neighbour, slopes down from the road.
The problem I have is that in heavy rain (torrential rain that happens a two or three times a year) rain comes off the main road and flows down the (concrete) drive and forms a large pool of water in between mine and my neighbours house. There is drainage at the base but it cant cope with the deluge of water. So far it has only entered the garages, but the worry is that it enters our houses as well. There is also evidence that is causing damage to the drive and earth underneath it (which appears to be getting washed away).
The property is pretty unique as most of the other houses on the street are directly on the main road and not via a driveway. Howwever there is one other similar property, which i dont know if it has the same problem but i notice that the back of their curb is raised which i think may keep the water on the main road, whereas ours is not. There are drain holes on the main road, but quite a long way from our property.
What i would like to know is:
Does the Council have any responsibility to stop water coming from the main road onto to our property (via better drainage or altering the curb)?
If not, if we wanted the curb altered (the back of it raised so that the water stays on the road) how would we go about doing this?
Who could give us some professional advice as to problems/solutions?
Many Thanks
The problem I have is that in heavy rain (torrential rain that happens a two or three times a year) rain comes off the main road and flows down the (concrete) drive and forms a large pool of water in between mine and my neighbours house. There is drainage at the base but it cant cope with the deluge of water. So far it has only entered the garages, but the worry is that it enters our houses as well. There is also evidence that is causing damage to the drive and earth underneath it (which appears to be getting washed away).
The property is pretty unique as most of the other houses on the street are directly on the main road and not via a driveway. Howwever there is one other similar property, which i dont know if it has the same problem but i notice that the back of their curb is raised which i think may keep the water on the main road, whereas ours is not. There are drain holes on the main road, but quite a long way from our property.
What i would like to know is:
Does the Council have any responsibility to stop water coming from the main road onto to our property (via better drainage or altering the curb)?
If not, if we wanted the curb altered (the back of it raised so that the water stays on the road) how would we go about doing this?
Who could give us some professional advice as to problems/solutions?
Many Thanks
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My parents had the same issue with their property and contacted the council who altered the pavement in front of the property so that there was a slight bump at the property boundary and a steeper gradient down to the kerb, there was no cost for this. Try calling them and see what they say.0
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What i would like to know is:
Does the Council have any responsibility to stop water coming from the main road onto to our property (via better drainage or altering the curb)?
Many Thanks
Yes, they do, complain bigtime every few daysI like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
Has this always happened? Poorly maintained highway drainage has caused a lot of problems in recent years. As others have said, the local authority will have a responsibility to sort the problem providing it is an adopted highway.Some people don't exaggerate........... They just remember big!0
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