News & Projects

Percolation testing news and recent projects

Sites we have tested recently, and the occasional bit of guidance on soakaways, septic tanks and the drainage conditions that come attached to planning permission.

Percolation Tests: Solihull

Percolationtests.co.uk successfully carried out Surface Water percolation tests inline with BRE365 & BS6297 supporting our clients planning application. Percolation tests must be carried out prior to creating a drainage strategy to confirm that Soakaways are/are not a viable option to…

Percolation Tests: Kidderminster

Percolationtests.co.uk successfully carried out Surface Water percolation tests inline with BRE365 & BS6297 supporting our clients planning application. Percolation tests must be carried out prior to creating a drainage strategy to confirm that Soakaways are/are not a viable option to…

Percolation Test: Buildwas, Telford (BRE 365)

The site. A site at Appleby, Buildwas, in the Severn valley near Telford. What we did. Trial pits at different points across the site, tested to BRE 365. What we found. The ground conditions varied across the site, and the…

Infiltration Test: Grafton, Hereford (BS 6297)

The site. A property at Ashley Farm, Grafton, just south of Hereford, with no mains foul drainage. A treatment plant needed a drainage field. What we did. Infiltration testing to the BS 6297 method used under Part H to size…

Percolation Test: Smethwick, Birmingham (BRE 365)

The site. A plot at Little Moor Hill, Smethwick, near Birmingham, where soakaways were proposed for the surface water. What we did. Four test locations were planned. Tests A and B were carried out in natural ground to BRE 365.…

Percolation Tests: Coventry Road, Exhall, Coventry

Percolationtests.co.uk successfully carried out soakaway tests inline with BR365, supporting our clients planning application. Due to site constraints, garden fences were professionally removed and replaced to carry out testing in the rear garden of this property. If you need help…

Percolation Test: Shifnal, Shropshire (BRE 365)

The site. Land to the rear of Tudor Close, off Aston Street in Shifnal, Shropshire, where the planning application needed soakaway testing. What we did. Two trial holes tested to BRE 365. Access was tight, so the crew used a…