Utility Pole distance from road edge

[Paul in the woods]

Does anyone know if there is any rule or guidance about the distance a utility pole (wooden telegraph pole in my case) can be from the edge of a road surface? One assumes it can't be in the road but could it right next to it?

 

Not a tree question but I thought someone might be know or where to look.

[daltontrees]

600mm I believe.

[Paul in the woods]

Thank you. I don't suppose you know where I can check? I could ask BTOR but I doubt I'd get an answer.

 

I should have added this is a country lane in Devon, so rules might be the same but not applied (due partly to the fact the earth is still flat in these parts).

[Toad]

Might be 450mm. I'll see if I can remember where to look.

[Justme]

Plenty round here you can loose your door mirror on even with all the wheel on the black stuff.

[Paul in the woods]

14 minutes ago, Justme said:

Plenty round here you can loose your door mirror on even with all the wheel on the black stuff.

I'm more worried about loosing our phone and electric.

 

I'm wondering if an old telegraph pole is an indicator for where the edge of the road used to be before traffic widened it.

 

Edit to add, what's this 'black stuff' you mention? Half the road is green (people have been known to mow it) and the other half is a mud.

Edited December 17, 2021 by Paul in the woods

[htb]

10 minutes ago, Paul in the woods said:

Edit to add, what's this 'black stuff' you mention? Half the road is green (people have been known to mow it) and the other half is a mud.

Irish dual carriageway.

[Peasgood]

There is a pole locally that is actually in the road. The pavement goes behind the pole.

I can think of many more that are right on the very edge of the road so don't believe there is a minimum distance.

[Paul in the woods]

Perhaps not a legal mimimum distance but a recommended distance, or best practice? I saw one today that was right next to the road as there was a wall behind it so may not have been able to put it anywhere else. The poles I am concerned about have plenty of room behind them so were probably put a sensible distance from the road and the road has widenend over time.

[JaySmith]

It should be 500mm from the curb stone from memory and where possible it should be located within the PMH.