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I know that to get an accurate price I will need to get estimates, but I urgently need to get a fairly good idea of replacing a fosse septic.  It is for a 6 bedroom house and there is no problem with space as the house has unobstructed gently sloping land extending about 100 meters. The land I would guess is not greatly absorbent as during a recent visit with light rain the day before, the ground was still retaining moisture close to the surface was way slightly “squidgy” As I explained, I really just need a gustimate Thanks for you help

If you renovate a house and add an extra 5 los, do you need and planning/permisions/comply to building regs regarding the drainage/fosse?.  It would seem that if the size of the fosse is determined by the nunber of loos you would need some sort of permission ?

Thanks Alan, Do you know if there is an English site for SPANC were I can research this ? I have only been able to find a French site   Thanks

Hi We are about to proceed with the purchase of a house in the Gironde. There are a few things we need to sort out first. The house has been empty for a year or so. We have been trying to establish if the house has a fosse septic or not, it is not on mains drainage. The English agent has asked the previous owners and they said it has an assainisement individual, can someone explain what this is, it doesn’t appear to be a fosse septic. We spent nearly an hour trying to find an inspection chamber without luck, so we are a bit worried about what is there. The agent says it is all working fine, but if the fosse is inspected (something they say might never happen) we will have to install a new one if it does not comply, but this could just be adding a gravel bed. If we proceed with the house, we intend to add a covered terrace, which I assume will require planning permissions. I have read elsewhere that if you submit a planning application this will prompt an inspection of the fosse, has anyone had this experience? Is a faulty fosse a reason to drop the offer price? The house has 6 loos (fitted shortly before the previous owners left, would this need permission?) but these appear to have not been used much if at all Thanks