Length of Soakaway

[ToughButterCup]

No foul drainage, no house.

In its current state (if I understand the current situation correctly [ no foul drain and an obvious problem])) the house is close to worthless. 

[ProDave]

23 minutes ago, ToughButterCup said:

No foul drainage, no house.

In its current state (if I understand the current situation correctly [ no foul drain and an obvious problem])) the house is close to worthless. 

That's it in a nutshell.  That's why this needs sorting or a solution on the table before you conclude the missives.

 

What did the home report say about the drainage (let me guess get another survey?)

[DTL]

OK Thanks

 

WRT the SEPA tank registration; given that it is a self declaratory process I guess some people might just declare they have a soakaway from their tank rather than a discharge to a stream.

And as you have previously discussed SEPA currently make no checks, and are only interested in investigating very large pollution events.

 

Last week I made an online CAR application using a grid reference next to a random burn, and as part of the application you are asked to check a box according to your response to one of four questions;

 

1. Discharge via soakaway

2. Discharge to watercourse

3. Discharge to ditch

4. Other

 

I could not fully complete the application as it was not real, so I am not sure what happens in the licensing process if you declare you have an untreated discharge to a stream.

 

I have pulled out of the purchase because I have too many uncertainties on the septic tank discharge and I feel the vendors are not willing to be helpful.

 

Many Thanks to everyone for the feedback in this thread.

 

 

 

Edited Friday at 13:19 by DTL

[ToughButterCup]

That must have been a difficult post to write @DTL....

Well done for stepping away from a difficult problem - difficult because so much emotion is invested in buying a house and not just money.

All may not be lost.  You stepping away from purchase might just result in the vendors rethinking their sales strategy.