**Document:** Drainage Division Surface Water Response
**Application:** 08/02274/B — Alteration and extension to dwelling
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2009-02-04
**Parish:** Rushen
**Document Type:** consultation / consultation_response
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/86766-rushen-almorah-extension-alteration/documents/1545162

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# Drainage Division Surface Water Response

Clerk – Mr J B Kelly ACA, BSc
Telephone: (01624) 832101
Fax: (01624) 836267
E-mail: commissioners@portstmary.net

Our Ref: M/7819/BB

12th January 2009

RECEIVED
13 JAN 2009
Port St. Mary
Lille of St Mary

Ms E J Callow
Secretary
Planning Committee
Department of Local Government & the Environment
Murray House
Mount Havelock
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 2SF

Dear Ms Callow,

Following receipt of the above mentioned Planning Application, Port St. Mary Commissioners would like to comment on behalf of the Department of Transport, Drainage Division as their agents.

Please could the following be noted whilst considering this application:-

There must be NO discharge of surface water (directly or indirectly) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s) so as to comply with the requirements of the Department of Transport Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999.

It is noted that the surface water from the property is to be discharged via a soakaway. The use of soakaways are subject to Building Control approval and if this approval is not granted, the Drainage Division would not give permission for the discharge of surface water into the existing foul system and an alternative means of disposal would have to be sought.

Note: There are no known existing surface water sewers within the area. The Drainage Division have requested that percolation tests are conducted to support the applicant’s proposal, in the event that percolation tests fail, the applicant is required to contact the Drainage Division.

Note: The applicant is requested to supply the Division a copy of any Building Control Application in relation to the surface water discharge from this development.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Brian J Boyle.
Drainage Officer.

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*Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).*
*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/86766-rushen-almorah-extension-alteration/documents/1545162*