I assume you got consent from the Enviroment Agency for this scheme? If
not
you may find it impossible to sell your house quite apart from any
penaties
the EA may impose.

I gave some thought to this when I had to jump through the Environment
Agency hoops regarding my septic tank renewal.

What is the likelihood of the EA refusing to allow any kind of soakaway
(from a septic tank or biodisc system) and would the householder have
any kind of legal recourse if their house suddenly became worthless
because it had no sewage system ?


The EA can of course refuse consent if a satisfactory solution cannot be
found. The output from a mini-treatment plant such as the biodisc is much
less polluting than a septic tank so it would be preferable. If the there is
no alternative but to discharge into a watercourse then additional
treatmentmay be necessary which will cost. The house owner would have no
recouser if it had to be declared uninhabitable.

Peter Crosland