How Much Will I Receive?

Why might I receive a lump sum payment from the electricity company?

The Electricity Company has to have a legal right for their apparatus to be on or over your land. The right is usually either a Permanent Easement or an Annual Wayleave Agreement. You can terminate a Wayleave Agreement and instruct the Electricity Company to remove their apparatus from your property/land. In this situation, they have three options:

1. Remove their Apparatus – this is highly Unlikely

2. Apply to the Government for a 15 year ‘Necesssary Wayleave’ – this is a very time consuming and costly for the Electricity Company

3. Make a lump sum payment in exchange for a Permanent Easement – highly likely

Potential Payment Levels – the guide below is dependent upon how visible and how close the electricity company’s apparatus is to your property:

Single Pole

Up to 2.5% of property value
(Typically in the range of £3000 to over £20,000)

Twin Pole

Up to 3.5% of property value
(Typically in the range of £4000 to over £30,000)

2 or 3 Lines

Up to 2% of property value
(Typically in the range of £3000 to over £20,000)

6, 12, 18 or 24 Power Lines

Up to 5% of property value
(Typically in the range of £8000 to over £30,000)

Pylon

Up to 15% of property value
(Typically in the range of £15,000 to over £50,000)