Removing electricity pole from garden

goodpeople

Hello, can anyone recommend a template I can use to write to utility company to remove pole from my garden ? I checked deeds and there is no wayleaves or easement for the pole.
thank you for helping 

Comms69

Doesnt mean they dont have a lease though, that's the first thing to check - chances are they do

Robin9

Is this a simple wooden pole with wires that only go to your property ?  If yes then it is classified as a service pole - there won't be any wayleave -  and if you want it moved the cost will be yours.

A photo or two will help.

Davesnave

The wayleave won't be in the title documents, though if one exists it should be in the legal pack. Even if there is none, that doesn't automatically mean you will be able to have the pole removed; after all it was probably quite apparent when you viewed and purchased the property!

Utilities like electrical distribution and telecoms have quite wide sweeping powers and they'll use them if push comes to shove. If it isn't in their interests to move the pole, they may only do it for a fee, or not at all if the circumstances make alternatives unviable.

Why do you want the pole moved?

davidmcn

goodpeople said:

I checked deeds and there is no wayleaves or easement for the pole.

There might be a wayleave which you don't have a copy of.

You don't need a "template", just contact them and take it from there. Does the pole serve your property?

Tiglet2

We had our electricity pole moved when we had major building work - however, bear in mind that they assess how long the wires are that run from the pole to either your house or the next pole and they may only move the pole enough so as not to stretch the wires any more than they can without replacing the wires (which they will not want to do).  Our pole was moved only 2 feet, from just inside the boundary wall to outside the boundary wall.

goodpeople

Hello, thanks for the quick replies. Much appreciate !  Yes, the pole line has a wire going to the house and to other houses..  I want to remove it as it effectively makes 1/3 of the garden unusable.  The utility company confirm that there is no wayleaves Or lease for the pole. Can it be brought underground or off the property - as if there is no wayleaves surely that means it’s ‘trespassing’?  many thanks 

Robin9

Your photo has rather cut off the top of the pole which is the interesting bit.

1/3 looks like a bit of an exaggeration

DoaM

I guess it's not so much the pole as the supporting cables/ground anchors.

AdrianC

You can ask...

But why did you buy a house with a pole there?

davidmcn

goodpeople said:

Yes, the pole line has a wire going to the house and to other houses..  Can it be brought underground 

Probably, but I expect that (at least in relation to your own supply) that would be at your expense.