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Day: August 15, 2026

Building on a Sloping Site in Hampshire: Cut and Fill, Retaining Walls and Drainage

A terraced Hampshire hillside plot under construction, with a new blockwork retaining wall on the lower level, cut ground above, an excavator on the platform and a groundworker in hi-vis checking levels

What changes when a plot slopes: cut and fill, retaining structures, planning and Building Regs, party wall notices, drainage and where the cost goes.

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