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  • 10-10-2019 3:27pm
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    Irishuna
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭


    so, we have viewed a house in the countryside, and we like it..... but the septic tank is outside the actual boundary wall ..... the auctioneer said that was ok and a right of way can be included in the sale...... the vendor owns the land surrounding the house...
    has anyone come across this situation before ?


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    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,140 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Careful.

    Seek advice from suitable waste treatment engineer - survey required

    Followed by opinion on planning compliance from arch or eng


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    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,075 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Irishuna wrote: »
    so, we have viewed a house in the countryside, and we like it..... but the septic tank is outside the actual boundary wall ..... the auctioneer said that was ok and a right of way can be included in the sale...... the vendor owns the land surrounding the house...
    has anyone come across this situation before ?

    you could be in big bother of the system needed to be upgraded and thus needed to occupy a bigger area.

    the best option would be to actually purchase the area needed for s full upgrade from the landowner... but allow them to occupy it under agreement.


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    cocoman
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    Irishuna wrote: »
    so, we have viewed a house in the countryside, and we like it..... but the septic tank is outside the actual boundary wall ..... the auctioneer said that was ok and a right of way can be included in the sale...... the vendor owns the land surrounding the house...
    has anyone come across this situation before ?

    It would be best if the septic tank and the percolation area were located within your own site. If the house is in the countryside it should be big enough (half acre) to accommodate a new system. This would involve getting planning permission for the new system and the associated costs (installation, etc) which could be significant depending on the type of system to be installed.

    When an existing system is located on someone else's land it could cause issues later if the tank leaks onto the farmers land, access denied for maintenance, etc. You should talk to your solicitor about a wayleave agreement or look at the possibility of purchasing the area of ground where the system is currently located.


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    UXer
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    Does anyone on here no the process for the 'wayleave' mentioned above? Is this also known as an easement. I have a similar issue which I'm trying to resolve at the moment. Thanks very much for any replies in advance.


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