5G Mast being installed on a friend's property

TN1984

theoretica said:

Does he have a mortgage?  Mortgage lenders may take an interest in things which will devalue a house.  Legal protection on home insurance?

Good idea, thanks, I have suggested he liaise with his lender and home insurance provider.

user1977

theoretica said:

Does he have a mortgage?  Mortgage lenders may take an interest in things which will devalue a house.

I don't think it's a normal mortgage condition that you need to notify them about neighbours' planning applications. Besides, what could the lender do? They're not likely to make their own objections to the application.

Section62

TN1984 said:

Do any of these images help? 

His is the property shaded green?

If so, does he know why the hedge was planted set back from the edge of the footway?  Several of the properties on that extract appear to show similar double lines - what he needs to find out is which line represents the true boundary.

How long ago were the properties built?

Do the deeds (or any of the neighbour's) contain a plan showing the property with measurements rather than just a red line on an OS plan?

sheramber

If the red is the mast it appears to be sited in the area between the end of the green and the black line  edging the  wider grey area.

What is that area?

Cisco001

I would just simply reject it if it is on my land.
This will put some people off when selling the house.
I wouldn't even bother asking mortgage company or solicitor.

Section62

Cisco001 said:

I would just simply reject it if it is on my land.

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I wouldn't even bother asking mortgage company or solicitor.

The problem is with the rejecting.

If the Telco, Highway Authority, and the Local Planning Authority all think the land is highway then the OP's friend can't 'reject' the mast when the Telco's contractor arrives to start work after the LPA has given planning consent.

The friend needs to be able to prove the land isn't highway, which is difficult to do when there's every possibility the friend does own the freehold in any event.

That's why, as well as making representations to the Planning Authority, the friend is likely to need a solicitor to work out whether or not highway rights exist on the land.

TN1984

sheramber said:

If the red is the mast it appears to be sited in the area between the end of the green and the black line  edging the  wider grey area.

What is that area?

It goes: edge of his plot (green area), path, then road.

TN1984

Section62 said:

TN1984 said:

Do any of these images help? 

His is the property shaded green?

If so, does he know why the hedge was planted set back from the edge of the footway?  Several of the properties on that extract appear to show similar double lines - what he needs to find out is which line represents the true boundary.

How long ago were the properties built?

Do the deeds (or any of the neighbour's) contain a plan showing the property with measurements rather than just a red line on an OS plan?

The shaded green area is his property, yes. The properties were built in the mid 1990s.

The only other map he gave me is below, which is cut from the land registry title. It's not a very good quality image though:



I take it from the replies that proving the land is his is his only way to stop it? It seems these structures do not have to take into account any negative consequences to surrounding areas as to where they are located?

user1977

TN1984 said:

Section62 said:

TN1984 said:

Do any of these images help? 

His is the property shaded green?

If so, does he know why the hedge was planted set back from the edge of the footway?  Several of the properties on that extract appear to show similar double lines - what he needs to find out is which line represents the true boundary.

How long ago were the properties built?

Do the deeds (or any of the neighbour's) contain a plan showing the property with measurements rather than just a red line on an OS plan?

It seems these structures do not have to take into account any negative consequences to surrounding areas as to where they are located?

That's what the planning process is for.

Section62

TN1984 said:

The shaded green area is his property, yes. The properties were built in the mid 1990s.

The only other map he gave me is below, which is cut from the land registry title. It's not a very good quality image though:

This one implies the (highway) boundary was believed to be more or less in line with the boundary feature next door (the property with the long drive) and that suggests the mast would be on highway land.

1990's means the local authority should have copies of the planning drawings for when the property was built.  These might contain useful evidence, and your friend should try to get hold of them.

Was the house built on an existing separate plot, or was the land sold away from another property around that time?