New Planning Regulation
Patios Glasgow, Paving Glasgow, Monoblocking Glasgow.
New planning legislation from 1st of October 2008, aims to reduce the volume of water running from driveways directly into urban drains
Climate change is affecting the uk like everywhere else and periodic heavy rainfall with the risk of flooding becoming an even more increased problem due to our ancient drainage systems in glasgow.
In urban locations as busy as glasgow the ever demanding need for space and off street parking, and people requiring the installation of solid surface domestic driveways, this is a prime contributor to the problem.
The catastrophic consequences and cost of recent and regular floods that suddenly overload domestic drainage systems has prompted the government to take action.
From 1st October 2008 the permitted development rights for domestic front gardens have been changed.
Planning permission
IS required
1. If rainwater from the impermeable hard surface at ground level has nowhere to run other than into the household drainage system or on to the public highway.
2. If the building intended to work on is a listed building.
3. Conservation area, World Heritage sites, National Parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty may have some restricted permitted development rights for householders.
Better to enquire in advance in such circumstances.
Planning permission NOT required
1. The new ligislaton only affects front garden areas, Visit WWW.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/hhg/houseguide for planning deffinition.
2. If the area of hard surface is constructed using a permeable paving product. There is no limit to the size in this case.
3. Standard impearmiable paving can be used if provision is made for rainwater from traditional impermeable hard landscaping to drain into a soft landscape such as grass or border planting withsufficient permeability, or into a specially constructed soakaway.
4. If the area of hard surface intended is less than 5 square metres.
5. Elsewhere around the house there are no restrictions on hard surfaces at, or near ground level.
