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Easements
Easements to Power Line Companies
Easements are required
in favour of Power Line Companies.
Any new works or alterations that are
inside or cross private property that will become part
of a Power Line Company requires an easement. This includes crossing private property
air space.
Easement windows for overhead lines are 6
metres wide and includes the area around any guy wires
that strain the line up.
Easement windows for underground cables
are 3 metres wide and are to take into consideration any
ground planted equipment such as service boxes, ground
planted switches and transformers.
Easements are not required in road
reserve but permission from the local councils will
still be required. Easements crossing reserves are
usually crossing a council title and easements will be
required.
Easements are not required if you need to
install a transformer, overhead line and underground
cable on your property and it only feeds one connection.
A license agreement is required but this will still be
at the discretion of the local bodies. This always
requires confirmation from the local authorities and
they may still insist on having an easement. If more than one
connection is required in the future, we would
advise an easement be arranged now.
Service easements
A service easement is required when one
service cuts through another title to supply another.
This is registered on the title and is in favour of the
individual titles and not a Power Line Company.
We recommend that easement windows are
the same as the Line Company windows. This is not
compulsory but we strongly recommend this.
Easements need to be created on new lots
if services cut through them.
The maximum distance that a private cable
can run in road reserve is 10 metres.
We cannot arrange easements for you. We
strongly recommend that if easements are required off a
third party, secure this in writing as power cannot be
switch on until easements are legally entered into.
Power Line Companies have standard
easement documents and are available from them.
Easements are required to be surveyed and
copies of survey drawings and legal documents will be
required to be submitted to local bodies.
Easements will generally be required
before construction starts except for the following:
Easements will be granted as part of the
subdivision being done which will all be internal.
Construction is required to establish the
full and final route of easement windows for survey.
This is common for over head line projects.
Easements that require agreement from a
third party do not have to be granted by them. If this
is the case alternatives, if any, need to be explored.
Existing power lines constructed before
1992 do not need easements. Unless it is for
maintenance, any change needs to be covered by an
easement. Easements are required by law and electrical
easement requirements form part of the 1992 Electricity
Act and amendments.
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