Purchasing plot of lands from elecric substation (national grid)

jblakes

I'm hoping somebody can help with this one. 

We have a substation near where we live and the is a grassy sections that leads upto it, currently full of overground weeds. As it near our house then I'm thinking of trying to purchace part of it and dig it out for a car spot. Anybody done this before? How do i go about it? And is it possible?

The area is just walked on by people coming to look at the substation, which they will be able to do regardless of if my car is there or not.

Kind regards
J

ComicGeek

Not going to happen. Protecting access to the substation is more important to them than the few quid they will get from selling a small bit of land.

jblakes

Really, even if it wont actually block anything?

35har1old

ComicGeek said:

Not going to happen. Protecting access to the substation is more important to them than the few quid they will get from selling a small bit of land.

Plus likely to be cables running through 

jblakes

That sucks, might ask anyway

fluffymuffy

Even if they did sell it I expect that the local council would be wanting a Change of Use Planning Application.

35har1old

jblakes said:

I'm hoping somebody can help with this one. 

We have a substation near where we live and the is a grassy sections that leads upto it, currently full of overground weeds. As it near our house then I'm thinking of trying to purchace part of it and dig it out for a car spot. Anybody done this before? How do i go about it? And is it possible?

The area is just walked on by people coming to look at the substation, which they will be able to do regardless of if my car is there or not.

Kind regards
J

When was the sub station last changed?
When they change a sub station there is usally a large aera excavated which is likely the aera that you want to purchase.

jblakes

God knows and tbh i would care about them doing that, it will be a flattened bit of land that's it 🤣

Belenus

If you can purchase that piece of land, how would you prevent others using it to park their car?

Bollards or a fold up post perhaps.

Or is it only accessible from your property?

EssexExile

Do they need access to this piece of land to get heavy equipment in and out?

ComicGeek

At some point they will need to replace the transformer, and likely that this strip of land is needed to get a suitable vehicle to do the swap over. That might be next week, or in 20 years time.