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Converting front garden to a driveway

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  • 30-03-2016 9:10am
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    Montiii
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    As the title suggests I'm in the process of converting my front garden into a driveway.

    Planning permission has been submitted with necessary drawings etc and shouldn't be a problem as most of the estate have done the same.
    But I was just thinking, the drawings didn't show anything about possible pipes, gas pipes etc that could be under the garden.

    How do I go about finding out if there is anything like that which could problems?


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    Butters1979
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭Butters1979


    I don't know myself but I'd strongly suggest this forum
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=876
    You'd get some good answers there I'd expect.


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    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,407 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Montiii wrote: »
    As the title suggests I'm in the process of converting my front garden into a driveway.

    Planning permission has been submitted with necessary drawings etc and shouldn't be a problem as most of the estate have done the same.
    But I was just thinking, the drawings didn't show anything about possible pipes, gas pipes etc that could be under the garden.

    How do I go about finding out if there is anything like that which could problems?

    The planning application is separate to the construction stage. The planning drawings should be used as a guide.

    When you appoint a builder, it will be his responsibility to thread carefully and be on the lookout for buried cables such as water, ESB or gas.


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