Biocycle and planning

sulster

Hi folks. Hopefully someone can help with this. We are about to start renovation an old cottage and we are thinking of replacing the septic tank with a biocycle system. Does anyone know the planning rules for these in respect to distance away from the house. Does the the tank and percolation area need to be a certain distance from the house? Thanks in advance.

muffler

Yes there are minimum distances that the system and percolation area have to be located away from a house, road, open drain, piped drain, well etc etc. You will need to apply for planning permission for this and part of the process will be having a site assessment carried out. In most of the counties I believe that this is done privately but there are a few counties where the local council will carry out the assessment. The result of the assessment will dictate where your unit and percolation can be located.

no1donjuan

Hi,

which county are you in? The reason I ask is there are different regulations being implemented by different counties at present.

thx

T

Poor Uncle Tom

Just wondering what regulations are you referring to, SR6, EPA, Bye-Laws, CDP's, or something else ?

stephentbb2000

As follows,

Minimum Separation Distances;
Biocycle Treatmnent Unit: / Unit Irrigation Area:
Dwelling Served - 7m / 10m
Adjacent Dwelling - 7m / 10m
Roads - 4m / 4m
Site Boundries - 3m / 3m
Drinking Water Sources - 10m / 30m
Watercourse - 10m / 10m
Lake - 50m / 50m

No6

stephentbb2000 wrote: »

As follows,

Minimum Separation Distances;
Biocycle Treatmnent Unit: / Unit Irrigation Area:
Dwelling Served - 7m / 10m
Adjacent Dwelling - 7m / 10m
Roads - 4m / 4m
Site Boundries - 3m / 3m
Drinking Water Sources - 10m / 30m
Watercourse - 10m / 10m
Lake - 50m / 50m

Stephen it is dangerous to post things like this here. As noted above it depends what county you are in and what standard they are using. For example in Mayo we still use SR61991 which requires a distance of 20m to the percolationa area and adjacent houses so if the op is in a County using SR6 1991 he could get into trouble using your figures. ( I assume they are form the EPA)

stephentbb2000

Yeah sorry , should of stated that these distances are from the EPA. With all treatment units planning would have to be sought if revising existing units (i think). The company supplying the unit would be able to give you more information about separation distances. To prevent any confusion the best and safest option is to consult your local planning authority.