How easy / costly to move one of these?

[FatAlan]

Looking at a plot of land with one of these stuck in the middle. How easy / costly would it be to get it re postioned?

 

[LeeH]

Thousands.
Ask the current owner to enquire to the power grid.

 

[westward10]

It isn't going to happen.

 

[LeeH]

....unless it's like BT who rent the space or make a one off payment. I have no idea.

 

[The Ghost]

Why arent there any overhead lines supplying the xformer?

 

[FatAlan]

Pic is just an example my Mrs has provided. Going to have a look on Monday. Believe it may be supplying about 11 houses.

 

[LeeH]

That big fat red cable coming in from the bottom??

Why arent there any overhead lines supplying the xformer?

 

[FatAlan]

Do you think I could chop down the poles, use a few wagos and bury it deeper than 500mm according to Part P they'd notice?

 

[westward10]

Camouflage it.

 

[FatAlan]

The picture is an example not the actual one.

It belongs to Scottish and Southern Electric. We think it sits on the land thanks to a weyleave agreement and research shows that the electric companies can move them for a price but I would like to hear from people who have dealt with similar to know how easy it is and how costly. Even if it was just a case of repositioning to the edge of the plot. Appreciate there's a lot of what ifs.

 

[Richard Burns]

My uncle had a large ground mounted transformer moved about 200m away from the house and changed to something like in the picture at the far end of the garden, the cost was about £25,000.

 

[westward10]

My uncle had a large ground mounted transformer moved about 200m away from the house and changed to something like in the picture at the far end of the garden, the cost was about £25,000.

How long ago.

 

[plantpot]

£25.000 seems a figure I've heard quoted many a time . sorry

 

[Richard Burns]

How long ago.

about 3 years

 

[telectrix]

what you need is a couple of beavers. you can't be sued for the damage as long as they have not been microchipped with your details