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Powerline Wayleave
josiah33
#1 Posted : Sunday, November 13, 2011 2:16:56 PM
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If the power utility company got a wayleave through your land and you later subdivided the land (with each plot having it's own title) and there are some plots next to the powerline on both sides, would that be wrong or illegal? Or would the lands ministry issue clean titles for the plots next to the powerline?
josiah33
#2 Posted : Sunday, November 13, 2011 2:24:46 PM
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I am asking this because someone seems to suggest in another thread that a plot near a powerline is a no no. I did a search in the lands office and there were no encumberances and the map i was shown by the company selling the land had the wayleave clearly shown and the plot i bought was just next to it. I have the title and am just wondering if i have thrown my money in the toilet. Please let me hear your take on this.
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#3 Posted : Tuesday, November 15, 2011 9:16:19 AM
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@ Josiah. If the land subdivision went through a planner, the minimum power wayleave will be observed depending on KPLC requirements per different voltages.
If the plots are subdivided without due diligence/proper professional consultancy i.e without consultancy from a planner on such wayleaves, the titles issued will be faulty and there will be problems once people begin to take their buildings on the plots for approval and power connection and the cycle of demolitions will begin.
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josiah33
#4 Posted : Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:11:14 PM
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@a4architect.com So what are the minimum power wayleave requirements by KPLC to be observed?
josiah33
#5 Posted : Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:14:12 PM
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And would subdivision that's not proper be approved in the first place?
madammary
#6 Posted : Tuesday, November 15, 2011 7:17:33 PM
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@a4architect please educate us
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#7 Posted : Wednesday, November 16, 2011 7:14:46 AM
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@ Josiah33. KPLC gives different distances depending n the voltage that the lines above are carrying.You can contact them and give them your plot location then they can advice you.
With a little bit of incompetence + corruption, mistakes can be overlooked during subdivision approval. This was common a few years ago when some councils dint have planners heading the department. Now, most heads of planning dept. at councils are professional.
If an improper subdivision is approved, KPLC can later on challenge it.
Also, its for your own good to live away from a high-voltage power line because it causes magnetism which results into cancer and barrenness for both man and woman.
Read more on the health dangers bellow:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/999037.stm

http://www.nytimes.com/1...gewanted=all&src=pm
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, November 16, 2011 7:40:27 AM
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I've had such experience. KPLC can relocate the offending line at your cost which is normally not cheap. But as @a4architect has suggested, it depends on the voltage. If you are dealing with a 132Kv line, relocating it is a major project that you do not want to get involved in.

As a start, you can apply for power connection and see how KPLC will respond from where you can know what options are available for you.
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josiah33
#9 Posted : Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:31:12 AM
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a4architect.com wrote:
@ Josiah33. KPLC gives different distances depending n the voltage that the lines above are carrying.You can contact them and give them your plot location then they can advice you.
With a little bit of incompetence + corruption, mistakes can be overlooked during subdivision approval. This was common a few years ago when some councils dint have planners heading the department. Now, most heads of planning dept. at councils are professional.
If an improper subdivision is approved, KPLC can later on challenge it.
Also, its for your own good to live away from a high-voltage power line because it causes magnetism which results into cancer and barrenness for both man and woman.
Read more on the health dangers bellow:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/999037.stm

http://www.nytimes.com/1...gewanted=all&src=pm

well! Thanx for enlightening me. If the subdivision happens to be ok, though so far there's nothing that suggests otherwise, the only problem now would be living close to a powerline. And that too is still controversial as there's no complete prove that electromagnetic fields could cause infertility or cancer. The article says somewhere that the magnetic fields used in the experiments are far much greater than any home appliance would produce or one would experience even living under a high voltage power line.
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#10 Posted : Wednesday, November 16, 2011 5:43:37 PM
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@ Josiah33..welcome. With the info you can make better decisions without putting too much at risk. If its a low voltage power line, you do not have to be too paranoid. If i were to live next to a high voltage power line, i would finish the baby-making business before i move in only to find out later than i have become infertilesmile
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madammary
#11 Posted : Wednesday, November 16, 2011 5:54:00 PM
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a4architect.com wrote:
@ Josiah33..welcome. With the info you can make better decisions without putting too much at risk. If its a low voltage power line, you do not have to be too paranoid. If i were to live next to a high voltage power line, i would finish the baby-making business before i move in only to find out later than i have become infertilesmile

i suppose it's a low voltage powerline if am not wrong coz i wouldn't want it to be a high voltage power line. i really pray that jos is safe. anyways, thanx for your informed advice which has helped me too.
josiah33
#12 Posted : Wednesday, November 16, 2011 6:01:34 PM
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@a4architect OK, I BELIEVE THAT'S A LOW VOLTAGE POWER LINE AND AS YOU PUT IT I SHOULDN'T GET SO PARANOID. I AM PLEASED TO HAVE GOTTEN YOUR WISE OPINION ON THE MATTER.
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