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Under the New Roads and Streetworks Act or NRSWA they have to get permission to dig up the public highway, this entails sending out notice to other utilities giving them 28 days to inform you of any plant and their locations that they may have in the vicinity that is to be dug up. The above is effective if it is public maintainable highway. If it is part of your property and owned by you then the people wanting to dig have to obtain a wayleave, ie, your permission to dig up the part of your property. If however it is the electricity board digging up a location to get to their own plant they would normally have all these things in place and you would have to rely on their common decency and common sense to give you advance warning. They should be able to cover it over with car strength boards at the end of their work each day so you can get your car in and out. In the real world however, who knows. I hope this helps. |
Quick: What are my rights? • Page 2
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Bod 391 posts
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pjmaybe 70,666 posts
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Registered 19 years agoBloody hell, remind me not to get on the wrong side of Bod in a legal argument!
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Bod 391 posts
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Registered 18 years agopjmaybe wrote:
Bloody hell, remind me not to get on the wrong side of Bod in a legal argument!
Peej
It does make me sound like I know what I'm talking about doesn't it? -
If they wanted to dig up my drive, would I be able to claim compensation? i.e. a new drive surface? Last thing I want is a dirty great square of tarmac in the middle of the drive.
They haven't returned today, btw....gif)
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Bod 391 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBlerk wrote:
If they wanted to dig up my drive, would I be able to claim compensation? i.e. a new drive surface? Last thing I want is a dirty great square of tarmac in the middle of the drive.
They haven't returned today, btw...
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Gravel surface, looks ancient. Bad enough as it is without a bloody great square of tarmac in the middle of it. -
Steven-Huckle 852 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBlerk wrote:
Gravel surface, looks ancient. Bad enough as it is without a bloody great square of tarmac in the middle of it.
Both the road our the front (which is 200 year old cobbles) and the one out the back are un adopted, which means any works has to go through the residents but also means that it never ever ever gets repaired. -
Bod 391 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBlerk wrote:
Gravel surface, looks ancient. Bad enough as it is without a bloody great square of tarmac in the middle of it.
I would say they would have to replace it like for like to the original surface.
It might be possible to negotiate something as part of a wayleave agreement, depends on who you are dealing with.
If it's with a utility they may have standard procedures on what they will or will not provide in the way of resurfacing more area than they have dug up. -
eviltobz 2,511 posts
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Registered 19 years agoBod wrote:
it did, but now it sounds like you made it up then ran away giggling
pjmaybe wrote:
It does make me sound like I know what I'm talking about doesn't it?
Bloody hell, remind me not to get on the wrong side of Bod in a legal argument!
Peej
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Bod 391 posts
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Registered 18 years agoeviltobz wrote:
Bod wrote:
it did, but now it sounds like you made it up then ran away giggling
pjmaybe wrote:
It does make me sound like I know what I'm talking about doesn't it?
Bloody hell, remind me not to get on the wrong side of Bod in a legal argument!
Peej
Ah well, such is life, I know that I know even if you don't know that I know that I know what I know. -
OMG, poor you. Get your missus to do an Arthur Dent and lie in front of the bulldozer wearing her dressing gown. Preferably while nursing your son & heir. That'll make them think twice about digging.
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