On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:29:41 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:

|!On 2007-04-25 14:01:38 +0100, Dave Fawthrop
said:
|!
|! I am buying an old access road to a Factory to turn it into garden, and
|! distribute sections to the neighbours. It is far more complicated than
|! that. :-( It is IMO far better to have the locals owning the land rather
|! than an absentee landlord. A small amount of Fly Tipping has occurred.
|!
|! There are *redundant* Gas, Electricity and Water Services along the length
|! of the road, once used by the factory. I have contacted the companies in
|! charge of the *physical* networks.
|!
|! The gas supplier Northern Gas Networks/United Utilities are Quoting GBP
|! 1073.95 to disconnect the 4 inch main. Is this legal? Because as I see
|! it is just maintenance of their network? I have never had any advantage
|!
|! The Electricity YEDL supplier, on the other hand, are offering to remove
|! the cable "at YEDL cost"
|!
|! Cutting off the water is just a matter of turning off an existing tap next
|! to the existing meter, so I for see no problems. Yorkshire water have not
|! yet got back to me
|!
|! The Planning Department, are proving helpful, and have *said* that there
|! would be no problems, but have charged me GBP 32 for an official answer to
|! my question about Change of Use Planning permission which I fully expect to
|! get.
|!
|! posted to uk.legal.moderated and uk.d-i-y
|!
|!If it was and is a private road, surely the costs associated with the
|!services provision are with the owners?
|!
|!An obvious question. Why do the services need to be removed or
|!disconnected anyway? It''s not as though your neighbours, in planting
|!their brassicas are going to dig them up.....

I will excavate my bit about 3 ft deep to build a garage.
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