It's not a planning control issue, it's building control you need to
deal with - completely different departments of your local council.

BC care about things being built right and safe - PC, what it looks
like, will neighbours object etc.

If you have a new soakaway/processor it will have to conform to
current building regs - I *think* the Environment Agency certificate
(which actually involves testing the purity of the outfall) is only
required if your system (as mine did) discharges into a watercourse.


Just for information any soakaway from a septic tank, or sewage treatment
plant, needs prior approval of the EA. The output has to have a sampling
point that the EA can use to check for compliance once it is operational.

Peter Crosland