Anyone know about the required height of electric cable?

[Piglet]

Our local builders merchant won't deliver to us as they are concerned that the mains electric cable from the road to our bungalow is too low for them to crane blocks & stuff off.

We've had the lekky board out this week to look at it and they initially indicated that it would need to be moved as it should be 18 feet or higher and currently it's only around 14 foot.

They now appear to be saying (I'm hearing this second hand) that we'll have to pay for it to be moved as (possibly) there isn't a height requirement for the section from the road to the house? We're on a pretty steep gradient so it almost certainly is 18 feet on the road but much less when it gets to us.

Does anyone know the reg's re this?

Thank you!

[MatthewW]

The electricity company probably undertook a GS5 survey which will give you a minimum horizontal and vertical clearance from the line. This survey is usually free but moving or de-energising the lines for a one off delivery will cost you.

From memory the minimum height for O/H only applies over the carriageway and not the surrounding land.

The HSE guidance notes are the GS6 document but you have to pay for a copy, however they do a free leaflet for agricultural equipment which will give you a flavour of the issues involved . http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais8.pdf

[Kinky]

Ballistic Banana (Simon) should know

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