I know, but do you think a council is going to let you put one in unvetted? My point was about them being illegal for which I was wrong as stated, just regulated. A hoist is a far easier, cheaper and more usable option.

In the uk I think you could do it unregulated in a private home (well the garage).

Well I did :-D
IF the council were to drop by (which is unlikely as they would need to do two things. 1. have some motivation 2. get off their arses) and tell me it was Illegal then a quick load of sand and a 1" screed of concrete and it's sorted. Obviously once they have left I would leave it filled in :whistle:

Just put a rug over it....lol

Spot on :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

Correct,garages need planning permission but no building regs,dig away boys,i am when I've got time.:thumbs:

Pit Engineering
 

In New Zealand the pit would be made as though you are building cantilever retaining walls, and requires steel reinforcing in the floor and up the sides. Shuttered walls with solid poured waterproof concrete As if blocks were laid it would require tanking behind and difficult in a renovation. In the poured concrete a water proofing agent from a Hydrophilic (is a soluble crystiline system) or hydrophobic (which a fatty acid system) of blocking the pours of the concrete. For a belts and braces waterproofing the inside can be sand cement rendered, with an additive from Sika Products and plastered. An alternative is a paint on membrane from Mapei.