terry wrote:
On Jun 19, 5:36 pm, Bill wrote:
Hi,
does any one here have any experience of surface water disposal
and pipes etc? My parents, elderly, have been approached by a property
developer asking permission to run a pipe across their land ..... snip ....
.
Sitting here on the other side of the ocean with very little
knowledge, if any, of British regulations and law but having read the
suggestions posted; my personal inclination would be to do nothing at
all. Don't get involved.

Reasons;
a) Opening the can of worms about septic outfalls!
b) It's up to the developer to get his plans approved and satisfy 'the
authorities', how come he is already building without a plan for
disposing of sewage?
c) Once the houses are sold and their titles are in the hands of the
new owners the developer will be 'off the hook'! Free to go somewhere
and build something else and sell that and again move on.
d) Dealing with several newer neighbours if/when future trouble occurs
might not be pleasant and might be costly for (presumably more
elderly) parents and if dissent occurred might affect value of their
property. Or even prevent it's sale.
e) Suppose there is a lot more affluent than presently anticipated;
bigger families, draining/pumping excessive rainfall, emptying a
future swimming pool etc.

At very least; get a lawyer who is skilled in these matters on the
basis that the developer (who may be out of business 18 months from
now? Or operating under another name?) pays for all costs and deposits
a security bond to be held in escrow against potential future problems
for the next 'x' years. Based on the suggested value of the four
houses (1.6 million???) a 20,000 pound bond might be suitable?

Personally I wouldn't accede to the request and/or touch it with a
barge pole.

Two Canadian cents from here.

Fair comment.

Another possibility is that you sell a strip of land to the developer,
thus all issues pertaining to it become somebody elses problem..