electricity pole on your land with transformer

adamwhite1

hi has anybody had dealings with the following, we have a power line pole with a transformer on it on our land, theres going to be a new property built new by and there is not enough power there so they now they need another next to the existing one which we have turned down, we now have been contacted by the people that want to build the house, to make this worth while for us what would be acceptable amount ? this is going to be a large house in the countryside. thank you  

oldernonethewiser

What impact will the new transformer have on you? 

What happens if you flatly refuse permission?

DE_612183

You probably need to understand what level of inconvenience you will be caused. Is the transformer to be owned by the people living in the house or the local distribution company - if the latter I'm not sure if you can turn it down - there is I think a set rate of payment ( it's annual and called wayleave - I think it used to be a few quid a year ).

Dustyevsky

I'm under the impression that if the utility company wants to stick another pole up, or a second transformer on the pole, they have the power (pardon pun!) to do that. They certainly didn't expect us to object when they changed things on our land, though the end result was an improvement in our eyes. Usually, they try to cultivate a good image, and might negotiate over siting etc but paying over the usual amounts for a wayleave probably doesn't compute.

The cheque (how quaint!) is a nice surprise each year, but we can barely get a night out on it now!