telephone wires

lanes1977

could anyone tell me how high from the earth does a telephone wire have to be by law ?

spiro

I've seen them quite low but as they are low voltage I guess its not an issue. Between poles I once saw some that touched the hedge below.

utility_csa

spiro wrote: »

I've seen them quite low but as they are low voltage I guess its not an issue. Between poles I once saw some that touched the hedge below.

50v i believe.

macman

No idea, but posting on the gas and electricity board is not going to provide many clues. Try the Home Phones board.

C_Mababejive

Law? I doubt the law would have much to do with it save for prosecuting some kind of case for tortuous liability. I'd say in practical terms, not so low as to strangle anyone ,create a hazard or obstruct traffic.

john1

I understand the following generally applies although this extract is from from Norfolk County Council

http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/Environment/Highway_advice_to_developers/Design_of_developments/NCC104733


Overhangs (structures, beams or cables)
All overhangs, eg structures, beams, or cables, must conform to the height restrictions set by the Local Highway Authority. This is to ensure users of the public highway can pass freely and safely without restriction.

Structures overhanging the highway can be licensed by the Highway Authority under Section 178 of the Highways Act 1980 if they adhere to the height restrictions stated below:-

Not less than 5.2m over the carriageway
Not less than 6.75m over the carriageway on those roads designed by the Department of Transport as a 'high load grid route'
Not less than 3.1m over the footway provided that the apparatus does not come within 1.5m of the edge of the carriageway
Not less than the minimum vertical clearances for carriageways (5.2m or 6.75m) above a footway when the apparatus comes within 1.5m of the edge of the carriageway
Exceptions to the criteria set out above will be considered on a case by case basis if greater flexibility is sought. For instance where pedestrian and cycle routes are proposed to pass through buildings, or reduced clearances are sought to get closer to a typical storey height in order to achieve and/or maintain the 'scale' of a particular street.

YoYoY

lanes1977 wrote: »

could anyone tell me how high from the earth does a telephone wire have to be by law ?

The telephone wires to my house are buried underground.

undaunted

3 meters or more from ground and 2m or more from any building they pass over. (see 10 "Power to fly lines" if you wish to read it for yourself)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/12/schedule/2