On Tue, 29 May 2007 09:22:05 GMT, Eddy Bentley wrote:

5.3m between climbable trees and 400kV lines

and

8m between non-climbable trees and lower voltage lines.

Seems arse about face, more distance for lower voltages and non-climbable.
Wanders off to document mentioned... ahhh, missing decimal 0.8m not 8m.
B-)

Seems your friendly tree cutter is being rather over zealous. From that
documnet the power companies do have a statutory right to cut trees but
only after they have served a notice of the works required and the
landowner hasn't responded or done the work within 21 days. All the scare
stuff about being cut off etc is incorrect. Make a formal, written,
complaint to the power distribution company concerned. This tree cutter
needs retraining.

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail