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Default Do I need my trench inspected??

Hi

It occurs to me that I might need to get someone official to look down
a hole I have dug. The trench is about 1m deep , 8m long and goes down
the side of my house through a part of the house which will be
demolished. That is, it's inside at the moment, but will be outside
eventually. I had planned to lay a mde water supply pipe in 60mm blue
rigid conduit throughout the entire length of this trench. The conduit
rises ~750mm from what will be an outside wall, so I plan to insulate
the pipe in there. I then planned to back fill the trench with
sand/pea shingle and the stuff I dug out to a depth of about 500mm and
similarly lay a 32mm black conduit with draw string to take my new
electricity supply. Then I plan to back fill to a depth of about 200mm
and lay electrical warning tape. The electricity supply will come into
the house pretty close to the water (in a utility room).

I'm doing this because I've been told to prepare for my new electricity
supply by Central Networks. I figured I might as well use the trench
for my water supply, and it's extremely difficult to dig two trenches
through doorways. Upon exiting the building, the trench will have to
split as the electricity must go in a straight line, and the water has
to wander off to the meter. I would like to leave both conduits ready
for supply connection as and when they happen. I would also dearly like
to backfill so I can get to my fridge.

Do I need to get any of this inspected? If I do, and the water
inspector comes after the electricity is connected, I'm going to be in
a right muddle!

LGF