I'm 3rd of a terrace of 7, cottages sited on a farm track. Cottage no.
7 has a downpipe on the corner - so just the two. My downpipe does a right angle away from the house and is just is half buried in the ground - it currently and stops just outside my gate - I've been told there's no soakaway in the farm track. Its half full of silt right now.I'm going to dig up the grass and lay a patio area. Can I just take the downpipe away - is that allowed? might it cause problems for everyone else? If not - I assume its OK to submerge it deeper in the ground below the proposed patio area?