BT Telegraph Pole Erected Outside Property!

Stevie_Palimo

The OP could resolve the issue if they wish by purchasing the whole street and making a private one then charging BT ground rental for the pole and this would then keep them happy.

HiToAll

Is there really a 'Pole Objection Team' in BT.

Who is its manager, Nigel Farage?

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Coeus wrote: »

Do you think I will get anywhere?

No.

(but you'll get plenty of responses to your thread )

Zandoni

societys_child wrote: »

Erecting a pole, on the highway, is not "riding roughshod" over anyone.
If a pole is needed in that location, to hold the wires up, where are they supposed put it. Does the op own the road outside his property?.

Who knows whether the pole was needed in that exact position if the OP had some consultation perhaps it could of been moved a few metres either way.

Who wants to wake up one morning and see telephone engineer outside their bedroom window.

unforeseen

So you move from in front of the op and it is now in front of the neighbour. Where do you stop?

The simple answer is if it is not on the ops land and doesn't cause any obstruction by preventing access to the dwelling for example then do not consult. You can not please everybody by consulting as NIMBYism kicks in big time in this sort of situation

Zandoni

Gavin83 wrote: »

What middle ground? Placing it outside someone elses house instead? Exactly my point, you expect these facilities but not if they're outside your own property.

Who knows without seeing the house, perhaps a few metres either way woul be all that was required

Gavin83 wrote: »

As I said, if you expect a company such as BT to move a pole just because you object your living in a dreamworld. They'll have selected that location for a very specific reason and frankly they've no legal obligation to move it. They'd no doubt listen to you just to come across as 'fair' but they wouldn't be moving it.

You don't know unless you try, perhaps there was no specific region and a few metres either way doesn't matter.

Gavin83 wrote: »

Well it was my parents house so I didn't have much say in the matter and as far as I'm aware it was there when they moved in. My point was I'm not really sure what issue people have with a bus stop, in the years I lived there it caused no problem.

I'd never buy a house with a bus stop outside, I'd have all sorts of issues.

Zandoni

unforeseen wrote: »

So you move from in front of the op and it is now in front of the neighbour. Where do you stop?

The simple answer is if it is not on the ops land and doesn't cause any obstruction by preventing access to the dwelling for example then do not consult. You can not please everybody by consulting as NIMBYism kicks in big time in this sort of situation

Well obviously there are people who don't care so that's the place to put the pole.

force_ten

the government have relaxed the regulations on the telecoms providers to speed the roll out of superfast broadband, this makes it easier for them to place new street cabs and expand the overhead network

jgirl

You may not believe it effects the value of property but I can confirm that when searching for a property with a view in a rural area my husband and I have rejected several because the view was ruined by poles, cables etc. A view can add a lot to the value of a property so surely it follows that diminishing it would detract from this. As an example, check out the prices of property in a seaside area and look at the differences between those with a sea view and those without.

DoaM

Surely the better comparison would be Those with a sea view, and those with a sea view obstructed by poles?

It is patently obvious that sea view will likely command a higher premium than non-sea view, but that's not a valid comparison in respect of this thread - having a pole in your garden doesn't stop the property having a sea view, it just means it has an obstructed sea view.