Christian123

Thanks everyone, I'll look into it further, the plot is very cheap, but after getting planning and full building regs approval why would the current land owner stop, if it was a simple fix.

Thanks everyone To clarify a few points The site has full planning and building regs approval , I think they only found the neighbour's septic tank soakaway when digging some test holes for a ground survey. The new dwelling would be one meter from the rear boundary and the existing soakaway, the dwelling carnt be moved forward because there is a shared driveway that splits the plot in two and this carnt be moved either. The new septic tank / soakaway for the new dwelling is on other side of the shared driveway so is no problem. It appears the rule is in place because of the ground conditions, so I think the solution would be a pile foundation to account for this ? , assuming build control would allow it.

Hi all, I was recently looking into purchasing a small building plot , problem is it has a neighbours soakaway right on the rear boundary and is virtually impossible to get the 7m distance and still build anything worthwhile, it' s a real shame as is a very nice plot. So Is the site totally undevelopable ? Or is there anyway around it ? . Is the rule in place because of digging foundations in close proximity to the soakaway ? or is it just a no building of any type within the 7m regardless of the foundation type ?