Issue details

BT and Openreach are currently upgrading their broadband infrastructure to meet the government’s target of full fibre broadband coverage across all of the UK by 2033. As such TDC have received a request to grant a Wayleave to install equipment on its land and it is anticipated that more will be forthcoming over the course of this project.
It is considered that use of the standard fees negotiated by the NFU and CLA (Appendix A) will demonstrate best value without having to pay for costly valuations, which in many cases are likely to cost more than the value of the Wayleave agreements. It will also speed up the process time supporting BT/Openreach to meet the governments targets.
Granting of these Wayleave agreements will benefit the District enabling better coverage across Tendring for its residents and providing more attractive broadband availability for Tendring’s businesses and those that may be looking to start up or move to the area.
The Property Dealing Procedure as set out in the Constitution states that “in any ransom or other circumstances where the seeking of two valuations would be impractical in the opinion of the Assistant Director (Building