What is this?

bigbill

Any help appreciated.

Came back from work and this pole has been put up in my private garden, no idea who did it or what it is?

MeteredOut

What's the current broadband offering where you live? If ADSL, it could be they're rolling out fibre with above ground poles.

But are you saying that is in your garden? Visually, it looks to be outside it (based on those photos). Or is it outside your garden but on your land? Are there any wayleaves written into your property deeds?

QrizB

What is this?

I agree that it looks very much like a telecoms pole.

If you check the pole itself, somewhere around head height it's likely to be marked with ownership details.

Came back from work and this pole has been put up in my private garden

If it's on your land and you have had no notification, and there's no pre-existing wayleave, it's possible the contractor has put it in the wrong place. Contact the owner and ask.

SiliconChip

Could be brsk, they have a bad reputation here for installing poles without the correct authority.

HillStreetBlues

Could it be some sort of bird box with the box missing atop? the top ring to hold onto when cleaning it?

bigbill

Many thanks there is another one just put up about 400yds away it has a notice on it from open reach so will call and sort it out.

Dustyevsky

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81911100#Comment_81911100

Subscribing to the thread. I had something similar with Openreach, and 'sorting it out' took well over a year.

It was more than 10 years ago, so they may have improved, but communication was laughable for a communications company. Their excuse then was, "We are not “customer-facing."

PS. I still have the pole. They make great heavy-duty gate posts! 😈

Eldi_Dos

@bigbill

If the pole does belong to Openreach as you suspect, go onto their website and fill in "Objection to new or recent pole form" You should get a reply within so many working days.

As a back up and way of progessing the issue try and get in touch with their Plant Protection Officer for your area, they usually are on the ball when it comes to issues like this.

You may also wish to staple a notice onto the pole stating that it is on private land and no equipment is to be installed on it, incase there are some eager installers going to use it before issue is settled and pole moved to correct position.

Newcad

And don't forget to contact your local press.

They love these situations, and you may find your are not the only one affected by Openreach's arrogant behaviour.

Dustyevsky

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81911594#Comment_81911594

It's not a pristine front garden though, is it? Assuming it is the OP's land, how have they distinguished it from what looks like open common, with obvious footpaths across it? This is the position in the countryside, where it's often unclear who owns a hedgerow or verge. Utilities erect new poles in those situations every day, and I doubt their surveyors go to the Land Registry each time.

'Arrogance' isn't proven yet, or that anything unusual has happened. However, if that pole is to move, now is the best time to negotiate.

LightFlare

where exactly is the pole In relation to you property boundaries?

The first looks to be the other side of a (your?) fence and the other in a field