4th March 2022
The government have rejected demands to clarify responsibility for tree pruning in proximity to electricity and telephone lines, so just what are the rules?
Every year, with overgrown or fallen trees landing on telephone and electricity lines, causing faults or cuts to services, a substantial repair and maintenance obligation arises.
As might be expected, there are laws that set out the lines of responsibility between the public service providers and property owners, but different rules apply, depending on whether they are electricity or telephone lines, and in practice neither set of rules is clear-cut.