self building scotland

[dave2878]

Hi new to forum , 

i am in the process of planning to build  a bungalow in scotland , i have been rediverting a dry culvert and clearing land  for  sepa for last six months 

hope to get some onfo on random points in near future. 

I am also  a tiler bathroom fitter and have been for last twenty years so i hope i can offer help when needed 

thanks dave 

[ProDave]

Hi and welcome.

 

You do know SEPA will not allow drainage discharge to a dry ditch?

[Jeremy Harris]

1 minute ago, ProDave said:

You do know SEPA will not allow drainage discharge to a dry ditch?

 

 

For completeness, neither with the EA in England and Wales.  I had to confirm that our discharge was to a watercourse that ran all year around before they would grant consent.

[ProDave]

For ours I had to measure the flow rate in a dry spell to confirm there was sufficient dilution.

[dave2878]

..Hi yes probably wasn't clear . There was no water in ditch that I had to redivert . . It was an old stream that was diverted years ago When they built a new housing estate. . But it was still on the map as an existing stream  fundamentally I was diverting fresh air. All work was done with a CAR certificate . 

[dave2878]

And the fresh air discharge from this rediversion was into a existing stream . 

Thanks for the pointers though. I wish I had been on here last year. 

[scottishjohn]

10 minutes ago, dave2878 said:

And the fresh air discharge from this rediversion was into a existing stream . 

Thanks for the pointers though. I wish I had been on here last year. 

so you have basically made a "rat run" under your house  from the stream ?

If you are certain it will never flow water ,then I would be blocking it up ,unless you like the idea of vermin moving in under your house 

 what size pipe?

 a nice badger set or a Fox den?

[ProDave]

I didn't see mention of a pipe?  I read it as diverting a (dried up) stream presumably so it is now further from where the house is to be built.

[scottishjohn]

11 hours ago, dave2878 said:

i have been rediverting a dry culvert and clearing land  for  sepa for last six months 

maybe me 

but i read culvert as pipe, 

even ifnot under house its a perfect thing for occupation if its dry

Edited May 2, 2020 by scottishjohn

[dave2878]

Sorry I am not being clear.  On the land was a  culvert  that had been blocked and diverted years previously . However on a map it was still existing. 

So I was basically told we had to redivert this using 600 twin wall pipe. . so I changed the direction away from where the dwelling should be on the site 

The fresh air thing is more of a joke as it doesn't take water.  But I was made to do it anyway due to it being in map 

[ProDave]

I see.  As @scottishjohn says, make sure there are no openings into this pipe on your land for rats to get into.

 

On the basis that the far end of it does still go to s stream, does it have any uses for e.g rainwater drainage?

[dave2878]

No uses. But the far end drops into a running stream. 

Got a note from planning this morning. . regarding a tree survey .  I have three fair sized sycamore tree and an oak tree in proximity. . so I need to get tree survey . Any idea on cost of such things 

[scottishjohn]

8 hours ago, dave2878 said:

No uses. But the far end drops into a running stream. 

so maybe it will become an otter "holt" or beaver lodge .  LOL