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Tried searching for this but maybe I’m using the wrong phrase. Does anyone know if I would be allowed to connect rainwater pipe from my house to this drain water drain in the street just outside of my boundary? if allowed am I able to make the connection under ground? Just to be clear the channel in the picture is only along the boundary of my property, no others

Great idea thank you. One more query to this. I suspect the answer is no but would I be allowed to connect to this underground which is just outside the boundary of the property? My downpipe already discharges there. I ask because I read "In newer homes the downpipe is taken down into the ground to a direct connection with the sewer pipe, avoiding having open drains around a building"

A recent damp and timber survey discovered raised external ground levels which are one of the things causing damp walls inside the house. Please note this house was built in 1810 and has no DPC. The surveyor suggests the following: Form a trench at the wall/path junction to a depth of 150mm below the physical damp proof course or internal floor level and fitting Aco drainage or similar, discharging into suitable drainage or back filling with pea gravel to allow drainage of rainwater. Any gravel filled trench should incorporate a suitable membrane against the wall surface and drainage so that water does not pool within the trench, which over time would penetrate to the full thickness of the wall contributing to internal dampness. Guidance on how to install such a membrane and drainage can be obtained from manufactures websites. A couple of questions: I am leaning towards a French drain because it has more flexibility for getting around potential obstacles, is less permanent if things go wrong (rip it out and replace etc), and does not need to be physically fixed in place introducing more impermeable substances into the area with damp. Is this logic sound or am I missing something? Does anyone have an idea of what sort of membrane he may be suggesting? I can follow up with him but just wanted an opinion on here Given the age of the property and it's construction am I missing a trick where something else would be preferable? A few pics for reference attached