I'm in the process of selling and have come across a stumbling point re potential planning permission issue with a path I built in 2017. I looked into this when my solicitor asked me, amongst other questions, to confirm that no hardstanding had been laid at the front.
The path is 7m long x 1.6m wide, non permeable. Parking space been there for 40+ years. 3/4 of my path leans slightly toward the garden for drainage. The last 1/4 towards the road, which I've now discovered is a no-no. From what I can gather I'll need to put in a drain channel and that will need to be directed to a soakaway.
Can anyone give any advice about the soakaway part please? Will large gravel/stone suffice for a path? I'm going to cut in a drain channel across the path as per photo this weekend, just need to know what else to do before potentially asking the council to confirm it won't need planning (I hope!)