Drainage where there isn't a drain

[paulrockliffe]

A property I'm looking to buy has an unusual gutter drainage arrangement. To the front of the house the downspout comes down at one corner, just before it reaches the ground the pipe bends 90 degrees and heads towards the front garden wall some 2m away. At the wall the pipe enters a hole in the wall where it ends. The water exits this hole and runs across a concrete drainage channel across the pavement and into the road and the drains there.

It's an untidy arrangement because the pipe runs across the garden above the ground. It's not necessarily an issue as it runs next to a side wall and could be hidden by a few bushes etc, however I would possibly prefer to remove the wall in the future to make the front garden better linked to the side and rear gardens.

The pipe can't be buried as then it would be below the height of the drainage channel that it feeds. My question is whether there is anything (ie modern building regs) stopping me using the same concrete channel arrangement between the outside of the house and the front wall, to allow removal of the pipe?

Ta.

[F1SERB]

Hey
If the grooved concrete channels you are reffuring to
are to be installed on your side of the boundary wall
then local authority don t have a say in it

[z4emsee]

If the levels are right and you can link up the new channels to those in the footpath outside then you'd be fine and wouldn't need any Building Regs permission to do it. I would be careful that the new installation you propose gets the rainwater away from the house efficiently as you don't want it flooding around your house. The existing pipe at least ensures the rainwater is contained until it gets off your property. It may also be useful to check your property deeds - maybe something mentioned about drainage arrangements?