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If you have a wayleaves query, then you will need to contact the wayleave officer at your local electricity network operator. If you're unsure, you can use our Who's my network operator? tool to find out who your local operator is.
Western Power Distribution (WPD) owns and operates the electricity distribution networks in the Midlands, the South West of England and South Wales. We distributepower to over 7.7 million homes and businesses in the area shown on the map below.
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Are You entitled to a Western power distribution wayleave payment?
Who is Western power distribution?
What is a wayleave payment (WCP)?
Does Western power distribution have a right to erect or maintain overhead lines?
- What Is A Wayleave Agreement Or Wayleave Compensation Payment?
- Think You Might Have Wayleave Agreement Payment Claim Potential?
- Is It Worth Claiming For Wayleave Compensation?
- Do You Have A Wayleave Agreement Bt Are Communicating with You About?
- Other Questions About Wayleave?
Essentially the WCP is a payment made to an individual. This payment is for the passage of high voltage power over their land. Effectively the power company is “renting” space above your drive or garden. This is for power lines or land space for poles. Not everyone is entitled to these wayleave payments though, which is where things get tricky. Fir...
We would be doing our readers disfavour if we didn’t point out that claiming any payments due to you as a landowner can be done by yourself alone. However, unlike the recent years when people have been claiming back their PPI themselves, wayleave claims can be trickier, more lengthy, and ultimately unsuccessful if you’re not eligible for any reason...
In short, yes. There’s no hard and fast rule to the value of payments. In theory, they take into account how the posts or lines impact your property value, access, and scope for development. We would always say expect little, be surprised by a lot. The payments can range wildly from 1% of your property value to 4%, certainly something worth pursuin...
If you have Openreach kit on your land or property it’s likely there will be a wayleave agreement BT has discussed with you. All of the tips and info above, together with those in my article onwayleave payments and wayleave easementswill likely be able to help you out with advice on how to discuss issues arising. The BT Openreach website also has d...
This article has been popular with lots of my readers. With this in mind, I thought I’d put together a few more of the common questions they ask and some brief answers…
Aug 2, 2022 · You may be entitled to a Western Power Distribution wayleave payment if electrical equipment, such as poles and substations, are on your private land. This is because the distributor is ‘renting’ space on your property. The payments are made up of two parts: owner payments and occupier payments.
Introduction. This document describes the procedure to obtain Landowners’ and Occupiers’ agreement for the erection or maintenance of overhead lines or laying or maintenance of underground cables across land not in Western Power Distribution ownership.
• Western Power Distribution owns and operates the electricity distribution networks in the Midlands, the South West of England and South Wales. We distribute power to over 7.7 million homes and businesses.
Introduction. Southern Electric Power Distribution (SEPD) owns and maintains the electricity distribution system serving central Southern England and provides new electricity connections to domestic, commercial and industrial customers.
