Form

Foul drainage assessment form (FDA1)

This form may be used as part of a planning application that incorporates a proposed non-mains foul drainage system.

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FDA1 Foul drainage assessment form

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This document helps local planning authorities when they are considering a planning application that involves non-mains drainage.

Completion of this form and its submission with your planning application will help to identify:

  • any concerns that might lead to pollution or nuisance arising from a non-mains drainage system
  • a need for significant changes to a developer’s intended foul drainage arrangements
  • an application for an environmental permit being refused, or particularly stringent conditions imposed
Published 25 August 2011
Last updated 30 August 2017 + show all updates
  1. Updated Foul drainage assessment form.

  2. First published.