BT line clearance

[teresa green]

I have a customer who's woodland runs adjacent to a public footpath/road with a BT line and poles right on the boundary. BT have pressurized the land owner into them having the trees cut for a rebuild of the poles and lines. Surely that isn't the right way to go about things unless I'm missing something?

They have their own cutting teams, are they being hoodwinked here? 

Cheers lads n lasses 

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, teresa green said:

I have a customer who's woodland runs adjacent to a public footpath/road with a BT line and poles right on the boundary. BT have pressurized the land owner into them having the trees cut for a rebuild of the poles and lines. Surely that isn't the right way to go about things unless I'm missing something?

They have their own cutting teams, are they being hoodwinked here? 

Cheers lads n lasses 

Do they have a way leave ?

[kram]

The poles and lines are not on your customers woodland, just that the trees overhang the boundry? So, theres no wayleave or BT stuff in the woodland?

 

In that case BT should be paying for the trees to be cut upto the boundry. I would send BT an advance invoice of say, 10x what is reasonable, and see if they pay it before any work!

 

If new poles are going up, check that they dont encroach on the woodland. BT are known for chancing their luck and putting them where they shouldnt.

[eggsarascal]

Where is it, I’ll come drop them and reconnect them if you are local. Don’t tell anyone I’ve said that mind!