Help, can I get rid of this ?

Hi guys,

We fairly recently moved house . I’m doing some work in the garden and this random drain has me puzzled.

What’s its purpose ? Can I cut it and cap it off or does it serve a present or future purpose ?


Really appreciate any replies

Thank you


Dean

Looks like a sewer inspection point.

overflow relief
if you get a blockage in sewer pipes, this is where it will overflow instead of inside your house
must leave it intact

I'd say it's a plumbing IO. It's capped so it's not a relief gully and they are typically next to the house anyway.

You shouldn't really cover these over. They are designed so that a plumber can access the sewer line in the case of a blockage. You can put nicer caps on them or box them out and have a lid over the top but you shouldn't just cut them of or build over them.