KTB Posted yesterday at 15:19 Posted yesterday at 15:19 Can anybody tell me how far away garage founds would need to be from the 18” water main that runs right across our plot please? The house had to be moved to 13m away. Is it the same for outbuildings or garages?
JohnMo Posted yesterday at 15:38 Posted yesterday at 15:38 No idea of the answer but don't hit it - our grind contractor did, got a huge fine. Makes quite a mess 1 1
garrymartin Posted yesterday at 16:26 Posted yesterday at 16:26 (edited) Generally, you will have a deed that stipulates an easement strip. The size of the strip depends on the water company and the size of the pipe. The deed associated with my plot stipulates a 10m strip (5m either side) for a 3-inch PVC water main, but the local water company have confirmed in writing that they would accept a 6m strip (3m either side). In this strip, you can't build anything. Example wording from the deed attached for your reference. Looks like you would probably be with Scottish Water, and for an 18" (450mm) main, you'd be looking at 6m either side, 12m strip in total - see https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/-/media/ScottishWater/Document-Hub/Business-and-Developers/Connecting-to-our-network/All-connections-information/190718AssetPolicyStandardWaterMainsProtectionDistanceFeb16.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com Edited yesterday at 16:30 by garrymartin include SW reference 1
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