On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:57:27 +0000, Mike Barnes wrote:

The pole was replaced about 15 years ago. BT didn't ask us whether they
could put that stay there, they just went and did it. They could be
forgiven for assuming that that land was part of the public highway, but
it isn't.

Are you 100% sure that your boundary is the edge of the road? Looking
at the GV I'd assume that the boundary is the face of the wall/gate
pillar, that appears to align with the hedge row, leaving a verge
along the road.

The cobbles and edging don't mean that bit of land is yours it's no
different to a droppped kerb and access slope across the public
pavement in an urban area.

As others have said if the poles only serves you expect a large bill
if it serves others probably no bill *if* the agree to move/remove
it.

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Cheers
Dave.