ClaireF

Hi Ferdinand. We already know there is no wayleave as we asked for a copy and they offered us Money in writing to agree to keep what is there with a new fifteen year wayleave. We refused as we don’t want to take any risks with the ancient equipment that is here. I find it very odd them saying they can’t move it as the land is steep and it’s dangerous to maintain but happy to leave the one where it is. It’s on the steepest point! The pole coming to our house and bringing all the other houses cables to me wobbles. A swift kick would knock it over bringing the transformer and cables with it. The tree against the transformer is about 30ft high! C

Thanks Mr Punter, We did check by means of paying for a power survey as I have cancer and don’t want to live next to power lines. They were very well hidden in the trees and the survey came up negative. We have already removed a few trees as we got struck by lightening a few weeks ago. They we’re growing around the small pole. Everything blew in the house. The electrics are dire. These poles are very old and probably been here for decades. We’ve checked and there has never been a wayleave even though I know they are not really transferable. They have been out and agreed it’s too close and the power lines are dangerous but now say we have to pay. I pointed out that if they remove everything then it will only cost me a fraction for a new connection as they would have to move them fairly close as there are other properties attached to it via our house. We have been fair and said they can move them to another part of the property as we have a fair amount of land but they don’t want to unless we pay.

Hi, I have recently moved into an old farmhouse. We bought during covid so weren’t allowed to walk around the land. The land is quite steep and the house sits in a bowl with a cliff two metres from the back of the house. The cliff is higher than the house And covered in large trees which we are going to remove for safety. The searches showed no electrical installations on the land and we didn’t see any when viewing. When we got here we walked up and found that the pole supplying several peoples (4) electricity was at the top of the cliff where it’s loose shale. The supply for others is attached to my fascia boards (rotting) all along the side of the house and then down to other properties. None of this is shown on the searches. . I can touch the cables standing on tiptoe on my path . We then, to our horror, noticed a few metres back a large 3 phase pole with a transformer box (the big grey kind). Again on a steep slope. There is another pole with three cables further along too, which run across the valley, that we can touch as the garden slopes upwards. We have an Emf monitor and the results are off the scale in the house. We called WPower to come to see if they will move them. They immediately offered us £2000 to leave it. We refused. They are now saying it will cost us £62k plus vat to move them as it’s too dangerous to put them further up my field as it’s on a slope!! They are happy to leave the existing on a slope and balanced on the edge of a cliff though.... if the one came down the cliff it would pull the transformer onto the house! There is no easement or wayleave. I also can’t believe that they expect us to in theory be a pylon for 4 other properties supply and have their cables tacked to my house. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.