Building Near Or Over A Public Sewer

Drainage Build Over Agreements in
Selsey

A Selsey extension crossing a public sewer route needs sign-off from Southern Water before work starts. It’s a real, separate approval, and getting the detail right the first time is what keeps the whole thing fast.

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Local to Selsey
Handled Alongside Southern Water
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What Southern Water Actually Needs To See For Selsey

Southern Water treats build over approval for Selsey as a genuine technical review, focused on foundation design and how the proposed structure interacts with the sewer beneath or beside it. This sits entirely separately from your Selsey planning application.

Whether a CCTV inspection’s needed for a Selsey project depends on the specifics, sometimes the sewer’s route and condition are already well established, sometimes Southern Water wants it confirmed first. We arrange it honestly, only where it’s actually required.

Every Selsey enquiry gets checked against both requirements honestly, planning permission and Southern Water’s build over agreement, since conflating the two causes real delay.

CCTV Survey Arranged

Where it’s genuinely required, not as standard

Structural Detail

Foundation design that actually satisfies the sewer body

Design Detail

Drawings that match what’s actually built

Fast Turnaround

Without cutting corners on the detail

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How We Help in Selsey

For Selsey projects, we establish the real picture first, exactly where the sewer runs, what’s being proposed, and what Southern Water’s specific requirements are for a site like this.

Once that’s clear, the submission gets built around what Southern Water will actually assess, with a CCTV survey arranged only where it’s genuinely called for.

Selsey submissions to Southern Water get followed through properly, with anything they raise addressed directly and promptly.

Getting Selsey Build Over Approval Right First Time

We give Southern Water exactly the structural and design detail they need for a Selsey project, not a generic submission that risks queries and delay.

We only arrange a CCTV survey for Selsey projects where Southern Water genuinely requires it, never as a default extra tacked onto every job.

Whatever a Selsey project actually involves, structural detail, design detail, or both, we prepare it properly for Southern Water from the outset.

Planning a house extension planning permission project in Selsey that crosses a sewer route? This is exactly the approval that needs sorting alongside it.

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Drainage Build Over Agreement FAQs for Selsey

Do I need planning permission and a build over agreement for Selsey?

No, genuinely separate. Planning permission comes from your local council, while a build over agreement for Selsey comes from Southern Water, both can be needed for the same project.

When does Southern Water require a CCTV inspection in Selsey?

It genuinely varies. Where the sewer’s route and condition are already well documented, Southern Water may not require one for Selsey, otherwise we arrange it.

Does Southern Water handle build over approval for Selsey?

Yes, Southern Water is the relevant sewerage company for Selsey, and their approval is required before building over or near a public sewer.

How detailed do my Selsey drawings need to be for build over approval?

Genuinely detailed, Southern Water needs to see exactly how the foundation design for Selsey accounts for the sewer’s presence, not a general description.

What’s a realistic timeline for Southern Water to approve a Selsey project?

Fast turnaround for Selsey genuinely depends on the submission being right the first time, which is why the detail matters so much.

Does the initial assessment for Selsey cost anything?

Nothing, understanding what your Selsey project genuinely needs from Southern Water comes before any fee discussion.