ESB Pole

Soldier

HI People

I have 2 ESB poles on my land that need to be moved. im just wondering will this cost me or do they have to move it since its on my land and it's now in my way of building a house? i heard its 500 euro per pole but i think this is ridicolous i have to pay when its my land in the first place. any ideas or tips for me

Poor Uncle Tom

Hi, Soldier,
I have found the ESB to be one of the easiest organisations to deal with, get a local reps name and number any established building contractor or good electrician in your area will have the details. Generally I have found they will move the poles rather quickly and at minimal expense (if any) but remember to be willing to accommodate their time frame and if you cooperate there shouldn't be a bill at the end. That has always been my experience.

muffler

Not sure what the policy is in other parts but here in Donegal they will move local lines free of charge if they are interfering with a development. If not they will charge and if they are above a certain voltage they will also charge.

As advised above make contact with one of the local staff.

Mellor

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Hi, Soldier,
I have found the ESB to be one of the easiest organisations to deal with, get a local reps name and number any established building contractor or good electrician in your area will have the details. Generally I have found they will move the poles rather quickly and at minimal expense (if any) but remember to be willing to accommodate their time frame and if you cooperate there shouldn't be a bill at the end. That has always been my experience.

Didnt the ESB take forever to move pole from the centre of a school resulting the the school being built around it

smashey

Mellor wrote: »

Didnt the ESB take forever to move pole from the centre of a school resulting the the school being built around it

They sure did.

reilig

Mellor wrote: »

Didnt the ESB take forever to move pole from the centre of a school resulting the the school being built around it

That was a dispute between the school developer and the ESB.

The ESB will move a pole / line / add a pole for free if it is interfering with a devlopment construction. But you will have to pay your connection fee before they will do this (€1830) even if you do not intend to connect up for several months.

Dan

lanod2407

Easiest organisation to deal with? :eek:

I built a house a few years back and needed a feed from a pole in a neighbour's field. They told me that they'd have to put a second pole in the neighbour's field and then another in mine. The neighbour said no - hard to blame him, and there was a stand-off for several months.
It wasn't until I started to apply immense pressure and tell the guys involved in the ESB that I had to move in within a week and had 4 small kids who would be moving into a house without light or heat that they began to act ............... within 2 days they'd resolved the issue - replacing the neighbour's pole with one 2 metres higher and a similar pole on my lands ........... took them 3 months and a threat of legal action and an appearance in the local press to get them to change a 3 pole plan to a 2 pole plan!

I found them a disaster to deal with, and subsequent dealings involving other changes to be made at the far end of my land have not improved my impression. "Our way or no way" - that's the motto they appear to work to.

sinnerboy

I have to say that , around Dublin , I found the sparky lads very good at shifting the poles - even simply to allow for a widened driveway entrance in one case . No fuss , no muss .