If I were to fit guttering to our garage (5.3 m x 5.3 m, gabled roof) to
drain to a water butt, would I have to provide a soakaway for the
surplus water? There is no guttering at the moment, and the rain simply
runs off into the ground all along both sides of the roof.
--
Peter

Ramsman wrote:
If I were to fit guttering to our garage (5.3 m x 5.3 m, gabled roof)
to drain to a water butt, would I have to provide a soakaway for the
surplus water? There is no guttering at the moment, and the rain
simply runs off into the ground all along both sides of the roof.

Are you intending to tell the BCO about the guttering?

--
Adam

On 03/05/2012 20:50, ARWadsworth wrote:
Ramsman wrote:
If I were to fit guttering to our garage (5.3 m x 5.3 m, gabled roof)
to drain to a water butt, would I have to provide a soakaway for the
surplus water? There is no guttering at the moment, and the rain
simply runs off into the ground all along both sides of the roof.

Are you intending to tell the BCO about the guttering?


I'm only looking at the feasibility at the moment and whether collecting
the rainwater from such a comparatively small area is worth the effort
and expense. I don't even know whether a soakaway is required, hence the
question. I hadn't realised the BCO had to be notified, but then I
haven't read much of the documentation yet.

--
Peter

Ramsman wrote:
On 03/05/2012 20:50, ARWadsworth wrote:
Ramsman wrote:
If I were to fit guttering to our garage (5.3 m x 5.3 m, gabled
roof) to drain to a water butt, would I have to provide a
soakaway for the surplus water? There is no guttering at the
moment, and the rain simply runs off into the ground all along
both sides of the roof.

Are you intending to tell the BCO about the guttering?


I'm only looking at the feasibility at the moment and whether
collecting the rainwater from such a comparatively small area is
worth the effort and expense. I don't even know whether a soakaway is
required, hence the question. I hadn't realised the BCO had to be
notified, but then I haven't read much of the documentation yet.

I am suggesting just fitting the guttering and not saying anything.

--
Adam

Ramsman wrote:
On 03/05/2012 20:50, ARWadsworth wrote:
Ramsman wrote:
If I were to fit guttering to our garage (5.3 m x 5.3 m, gabled
roof) to drain to a water butt, would I have to provide a
soakaway for the surplus water? There is no guttering at the
moment, and the rain simply runs off into the ground all along
both sides of the roof.

Are you intending to tell the BCO about the guttering?


I'm only looking at the feasibility at the moment and whether
collecting the rainwater from such a comparatively small area is
worth the effort and expense. I don't even know whether a soakaway is
required, hence the question. I hadn't realised the BCO had to be
notified, but then I haven't read much of the documentation yet.

I am suggesting just fitting the guttering and not saying anything.


I did. It never occurred to me that I might need planning permission to fit
gutters and a water butt to a shed. My butt just overflows when full and the
water ends up in the same place it did before fitting gutters.

Mike