ACO SoakAway allows you to meet the requirements of the October 2008 changes to the Building Regulations while using a traditional block paving surface for a drive. Changes to the Building Regulations in October 2008 removed the automatic Permitted Development Right under which any changes could be made to a front drive without requiring planning permission. Since then, a drive must either be finished with a permeable surface or provide an alternative means of dealing with surface water runoff, preventing it from flowing into public drainage…