Septic tank/Soakaway help!

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Can anyone point me in the direction of where I could buy a soakaway?

I have a septic tank & the current soakaway has failed.

A company quoted £10k so I'm looking into buying my own and sorting it myself!

It's all in writing - they asked quite a few questions about boundaries/location so it's all documented (with both departments).

Not looking to sell (ever!) but will definitely store the correspondence.

I think you need a permit from the Environment Agency. I’d contact them first. Our soak away is very deep. Regulated by them. It’s about water courses and clean water discharge. Wet on the surface indicated it’s a poor system.

Even if they've said it doesn't need to be checked by building control (which I'm astonished about) then you still can't do it with soakaway crates where its foul water. You need perforated pipes and a full drainage field under the new legislation.

Soakaway crates are only for surface water.

We had to dig up a massive area of garden to put ours in and to buy a significant amount of gravel. It also has to be in a continuous loop which makes the affected area much larger

Building regs are needed for replacement systems. BR section H Drainage and Waste disposal.