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An update on this. I have now served notice to SSE for them to remove their equipment. This was on 17th May. On the 17th of June an engineer attended site in order to asses the current route to enable them to design an alternative. I haven't heard anything since their visit on the 17th June. Their process states that the have 3 months to log my serving notice with the department of business and energy during which time they may apply for a necessary wayleave. I am hoping that at some point before we reach the 3 month mark (17th August) they will contact me hopefully to start a negotiation over the ridiculous 10k quote revived to have the cables under grounded. this is the email revived from the SSE land consents manager outlining the process. Your email requesting the removal of SSEN’s apparatus has triggered the termination process which roughly goes as follows: Written notice to terminate is received from the landowner. SSEN are required to log this with the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) within 3 months of receipt. A provisional application for a Necessary Wayleave may be made at this point as a contingency measure should it be later determined that SSEN are required to retain the equipment on your land A site visit is conducted by the Network Designer and Land Consents Manager. An alternative engineering solution is designed and costed. Please be aware that should the landowner’s supply be part of the equipment that has been terminated, the landowner will be required to bear the full cost of reinstating their own supply or supplies to their properties. The landowner’s new supply will also be subject to SSEN gaining the appropriate rights for the connection from any applicable third parties. A design is submitted to the Engineering and Investment team who will decide whether to contest the wayleave termination or carry out the suggested works. The Land Consents Manager then proceeds to attempt to gain any required consents for the new proposed route. Once the Land Consents Manager notifies the Designer that the route is legally clear the project can be passed to the construction team for programming and completion.

Yes this is exactly what I proposed to be the best solution, but as mentioned in my previous post. The 10k I have been quoted is based upon me digging the trench! So all they are doing is providing the cable and removing the poles. Seems way over the top to me.

Hi Bozza Thanks for the reply. I've attached a plan of the proposed redirection work. the scale is 1:500 so I calculate the work to involve 40m of underground cable. As you can see from the plan, I can quite easily take a supply to the front of my property. Leaving the rear cable for the sole purpose of supplying the neighboring property. Which is why I assumed I am able to simply serve notice on the equipment to the rear. The quote I have received is 10k and this is on the basis of excavation and reinstatement works being carried out by myself. I have also applied to the connections department to quote me on a brand new connection. So my thinking is that if this comes in significantly lower than the underground diversion quote I have some leverage over them. I can simply serve notice on all of the equipment (which I am within my rights to do and they must comply with) which I would hope, will prompt them into negotiating with me on the original underground diversion quote?

Sorry if posting in the wrong place. I am currently speaking to the wayleave dept at SSE. Short story is I have an overheard cable routed over 2 x poles on my property. Ive ownen the property for 6 months and wish to begin some development work. I wish to serve notice one just one of the poles (rear pole situated in back garden) as this pole does not benefit me, it’s sole purpose is to enable the cable to route across my garden to provide my neighbours supply. my property can quite easily be supplied via overhead cable using the pole in the corner of my driveway at the front. I started by 1st of all getting an extortionate quote for 10k to underground the cable and remove the poles. So this not being something I’m prepared to stump up for, I then began communication with wayleave (they have not been able to provide a legacy wayleave document which mentions the poles) So I have explained the situation to the assigned wayleave officer. I’ve told him I’m happy to keep the front pole in order to maintain the supply to my property but I would like the pole to the rear removed. He has informed me I can only serve noice on all equipment and not just the pole at the rear. Also he is trying to scare me off by suggesting once I serve notice my own supply will be affected and I will have to fund a new connection. can anyone confirm if this is correct? Am I only able to serve notice on all equipment hosted on my property? This really reminds me of a spoilt brat at the park running off with his football so others can’t play with it if he decides he doesn’t want to play!!! would be really grateful if anyone with similar experience can advise. cheers all!