Passing you on to Susdrain for expert advice!
We’ve gone for - not near any mains services, downhill of what you want to drain (our drive), avoiding tree roots.
I have plans involving coloured willow coppice… there’s hazel coppice, plum and apple next to it too.

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Cardiff’s Canal Quarter project has received national recognition picking up a prestigious award.

Our project ’Great Green Bedwyn Rain Gardens’ won a prestigious Susdrain Award from the Construction Industry Research and Innovation Association (CIRIA) this week.
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#SuDS #slowtheflow #Kennetcatchment #raingarden

Thanks for a fascinating SuDS of Newcastle as part of today’s susdrain and CIRIA SuDS awards day.

The multiple benefits that can be stacked into such an attractive feature are amazing.

Flood elevation
Passive cooling
Air cleaning
Biodiversity net gain
Place making
Noise pollution reduction

Hi Gary, @ecoschemes ever worked in Cardiff? Understand you peer review work by http://www.susdrain.org/ which is part funded by the Welsh @WelshGovernment. I think it would be great if Cardiff (sits on two estuaries), shows leadership in nature-based solutions. @NatResWales #SUDS

To gain planning permission Eddington promised a parallel water network supplying pumped pond water to homes.

Unfortunately selling non-drinkable water is illegal so the plan failed.

What have been the consequences for developers?

From 1h15 in this video:-
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Panel discussion with the brilliant @jobradley.bsky.social of Stormwater Shepherds UK at #sudstheatre at #floodex with an impassioned plea not just for installing #SuDS but maintaining SuDS...long term often left out of the planning and costing of projects. #schedule3 #susdrain