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Gas Connection compensation

Boris1978 · 2024-07-06 13:21:38

Hi all, im looking for advice for compensation from SGN for a gas connection issue. The story (short version): I am getting an extension to my property and on day 1, the foundations team found my neighbours gas connection pipe in my driveway. We didn’t know it was there, and the line search showed no utility supplies in my…

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Phones4Chris Posts: 1,228 Forumite

9 July 2024 at 4:01PM

Thanks for that information including this documentation SL1/ML4.
It strikes me that there ought to be a change in legislation. Since Local Authorities are the ones responsible for approving planning applications, people could be digging in all sorts of places where unknown to them there's such things as a gas pipe. The dangers which can arise from (maybe sometimes unbeknown) damage could have very severe consequences.

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