I suspect that crossing the road underground would be very costly. However, if your neighbour were co-operative (unfortunately there's not a lot in it for him), I imagine that there might be an option of going underground from 'his' pole to your house, thereby doing away with the need for 'your'pole. I'll be interested to hear what the DNO have to say, particularly about the various costs!Our immediate neighbour is next to the road and the pole/transformer are the other side of the road so the cables cross the road then his land, finally to the pole in the garden. Taking the whole thing underground may be an option but crossing the road may be a costly issue. From the roadside its then probably 60 metres to the house...
There are contractors who specialise in directional drilling who can put a hole across under the road with digging it up. You'll still need permission from whoever owns the land on the other side to dig a hole at the other end of your new pipe - but if you get that then the DNO should be able to pull their cable through (I'd have thought - you'd have to ask them).
I was told otherwise (about the licence) when I looked into it for a customer job. True, it wasn't cheap, but I'd imagine a lot less than a proper trench across a busy service road - and without a 6 week delay for a licence.You still need a licence from highways and all sort of other permissions. Directional drilling is not that cheap either
Maybe - but I still suggest that you discuss/explore all possibilities with the DNO folk. Don't forget that even removal of your ('3-phase') pole and associated cabling will come 'at a cost'>Back to the single phase at the front by the sound of it
Don't bank on it. I live in a similar situation to that which you describe but, every now and again, the youngsters from the nearest town (quite a way) make a sortie out here to see what havoc they can wreak in the rural backwaters!Meddling kids won't be too much of a problem as we are so countrified that the last time I saw someone walk past the house they were chasing a runaway cow...
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