Pond or lake construction

[Tropical]

Can some one clarify this for me,
100ft x 100ft pond or lake construction , for fish. does this need planning?
Two methods are either a
1, water proof sheet. cheap, sheets can last 25 years, but easily punctured.
2, bricks and mortar. advantage solid, expensive

It is for rearing fish. and selling them .
But the thing is does it require planning?

Thanks

 

[multi power]

Don't know about permission but for construction clay lined should do the trick

 

[Tropical]

Don't know about permission but for construction clay lined should do the trick

would i not loose water thru seepage?

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

Keep digging til you find clay. I would JFDI, but that's me.

 

[Tropical]

what if a put a plastic sheet, there not expensive, and can last upto 25 years, got one thats lasted me 12 years so far,

actually the question was is planning required?

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Planning permission and a water abstraction permit from EA!

 

[Tropical]

Planning permission and a water abstraction permit from EA!

Water abstraction? whats that?
I can just use rain water,

 

[multi power]

would i not loose water thru seepage?

Maybe a bit, a lot more will be lost to evaporation

 

[Tropical]

Maybe a bit, a lot more will be lost to evaporation

Any laws against collecting rain water, I should be aware of, lol

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

Water abstraction? whats that?
I can just use rain water,

You need it if you are going to impound water. One day you will need one for the water butt in the garden and any puddles on your land....

 

[multi power]

Any laws against collecting rain water, I should be aware of, lol

Don't think so, but rain water will never ever fill a pond

 

[Tropical]

You need it if you are going to impound water. One day you will need one for the water butt in the garden and any puddles on your land....

, Can anyone let me know, when the air one will come into play, so I can store my oxygen in advance, LOL

 

[Tropical]

might do in

Don't think so, but rain water will never ever fill a pond

south wales, lol

 

[Kidds]

Build your half acre of tunnels/glasshouse and you will find yourself with a pond the first time you get a downpour.

 

[Tropical]

Build your half acre of tunnels/glasshouse and you will find yourself with a pond the first time you get a downpour.

LOL, is there a law against me digging or excavating, a foot down to help the water collect there?

 

[multi power]

might do in

south wales, lol

Contrary to popular belief it doesn't rain in Wales EVERY day

 

[Tropical]

Contrary to popular belief it doesn't rain in Wales EVERY day

Well there goes my pond, lol

 

[Exfarmer]

You do not need a licence to abstract less than 20,000 litres a day that should fill your pond in a few days
Any you catch from the sky , is yours to do as you please with.
Think commercial fish pond of this size technically needs planning
As a non commercial pond , certain it would not, neither if it was to be used for agricultural irrigation.
If you can find clay it is far superior and cheaper than a plastic liner, but depending on your fish may have advantages and disadvantages.
Do not use a cheap plastic liner as you will regret it. Butyl is the way to gon but you must have a sand liner under the butyl else you will get puntures

 

[GTB]

Water abstraction? whats that?
I can just use rain water,

You won't have much of a pond if you're relying on rain water to fill it.

 

[Kidds]

During a thunderstorm it is common to get maybe inch and a half of rain in an hour or so. Maybe not common but it is likely to happen at some point.
This equates to 80,000 litres by my reckoning, 80 IBCs full. On a tunnel or glasshouse all of this is going to run off to somewhere (rather than soak in). You are going to need some kind of control measure to deal with this water, be it into a ditch, stream or your pond. It will top your pond though and not always good to dump that much into a pond in one go (as far as the fish are concerned).

ps. I have also built a pond bigger than you propose without PP and without consequence. Chance of making a rod for your own back don't forget as you will face prosecution if you ever filled it back in again and it will like as not become a haven for newts. Newts and future planning don't mix well.
You will get a heron at best and a cormorant or mink at worst, otters too perhaps.