Property near Transmission Line Easement Near Highway

Ldavethehandyman on 24/11/2020 - 23:50

I am planning to buy a property near the high way. There is an transmission line easement which runs through neighboring properties for powerlines (not mine). There is no visible tower station nearby.

I heard the combination of dust particles (from highway) and transmission line would potentially cause cancer. Is it the concern if they are buried in the ground?

Does transmission line easement (as below) imply a high voltage powerline? I am inquiring Ausgrid/townplanner about this transmission easement without success.

TRANMISSION LINE EASEMENT 9.145 WIDE
TRANMISSION LINE EASEMENT 30.48 WIDE

https://ibb.co/WW5N1h2

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  • ShannonN on 25/11/2020 - 00:05
    +2

    I heard using the internet and modems and phones can cause cancer too but I still use them. :)

    Had a mate years ago who worked for the local electricity mob as a tech. where they had those big towers they ran cows under them to see what birth defects the radiation caused also we used to have fun wowing the crowds by walking under them at night and holding up a flouro tube that would light up. Were there birth defects in the cattle?

    as for underground cables walk over them with a diagnostic meter you'll see if its escaping or not

  • SF3 on 25/11/2020 - 00:17
    +1

    I heard the combination of dust particles (from highway) and transmission line would potentially cause cancer.

    Lots of people live on main roads, are the people on those properties are getting same diseases? I don't know…

    High power lines, as not many people live near one… not sure if there are supporting evidence? However if you worry about it constantly, then I reckon it's not a good idea, as you may get ill from constant worrying (e.g. mental stress that type of thing).

    • abb on 25/11/2020 - 09:53
      +1

      Lots of people live on main roads, are the people on those properties are getting same diseases?

      Yes. Living near busy roads is definitely bad for your health.
      https://www.smh.com.au/national/why-living-near-a-road-is-ba…

      High power lines, as not many people live near one… not sure if there are supporting evidence?

      No, I have looked into this before and never found anything reputable that found a causal link from power lines to health effects.
      There were some studies that showed a correlation, as houses under transmission lines tend to be cheaper, and therefore affordable by less-rich people. The cause of the health effect here is being poor, it's bad for your health in numerous ways.

  • Drakesy on 25/11/2020 - 01:10
    +5

    Yeah my advice is if you think it'll be a problem, mentally you'll always think it'll be a problem.

    I'd look elsewhere. It's probably a good value block/house for this exact reason.

  • EightImmortals on 25/11/2020 - 07:56

    I wouldn't, but DYOR and go with your gut feeling.

    • Euphemistic on 02/12/2020 - 14:35

      DYOR: try to find out further information for yourself, but don’t rely on page one of the first google search you do. Look for reputable scientific references.

  • orangetrain on 25/11/2020 - 08:05

    Karens won't buy property in future without a discount. Ask for a discount.

    You won't get cancer, but the property will look like an used Oppo phone.

  • pegaxs on 25/11/2020 - 08:39

    Eating enough bananas can cause cancer.

    It’s easy to solve, just make an offer for the property, minus the $14.99 you need to buy a tin foil hat…

    I would be more worried about the noise of the highway than the “dust particles”. Just make sure those power lines are not there to power any 5G phone towers…

    • EightImmortals on 25/11/2020 - 09:23

      Really?

      How many bananas would one have to eat to catch cancer?
      Is there a difference between cavandish and lady fingers?

      • pjetson on 25/11/2020 - 09:40
        +3

        From the ever-reliable internet:

        you will certainly die from radiation poisoning if you are able to eat 10,000,000 bananas at once. You may also witness chronic symptoms if you eat 274 bananas a day for seven years.

        • EightImmortals on 25/11/2020 - 09:59

          Phew, dodged a bullet there, Thanks man!

        • jv on 25/11/2020 - 13:25

          You may also witness chronic symptoms if you eat 274 bananas a day for seven years.

          Does banana cake count?

          • pjetson on 25/11/2020 - 13:46
            +1

            @jv: Of course. If you eat only the best recipes, and full size banana cake, we could assume three bananas per cake. Based on the figures above, I think as long as you keep to fewer than 90 full size cakes a day for the next seven years, you should be fine.

            If you're just talking banana muffins, I'm not sure they actually contain any real banana.

            • jv on 25/11/2020 - 13:51

              @pjetson:

              keep to fewer than 90 full size cakes a day for the next seven years

              That means I can only have at most, one every 16 minutes…. 😔

              • pjetson on 25/11/2020 - 13:53
                +2

                @jv: Sometimes, you just need to do the right thing.

  • bloom on 25/11/2020 - 09:05
    +1

    Sounds like you’ll need to re-clad the walls with RFID blocking wallets

    • EightImmortals on 25/11/2020 - 09:24

      :)

      Actually you can get EMF shielding paint nowadays (not cheap) or have EMF cladding installed before they put the gyprock on the walls. I would go that way if I were building a house these days.

      • abb on 25/11/2020 - 09:58

        What happens when the kids start complaining that their phones aren't working?

        • EightImmortals on 25/11/2020 - 09:59

          Tell 'em to harden up.

        • bloom on 25/11/2020 - 10:00

          You tell them to put on their home made RFID blocking wallet raincoats and go outside for 5 minutes MAX

        • orangetrain on 25/11/2020 - 13:19
          +1

          Boost the signal!

    • JIMB0 on 25/11/2020 - 11:40

      Then complain about the poor mobile phone reception.

  • jv on 25/11/2020 - 13:21

    I am planning to buy a property near the high way.
    Is it the concern if they are buried in the ground?

    If it concerns you, then don't buy it…
    Anxiety probably causes cancer too…

  • Tiredman on 02/12/2020 - 11:39

    We are in the property business and i can tell you there will be issues when you are trying to sell the property somewhere down the track. You save money now and get less in future when you sell. Doesn't make much of a difference. Better off getting somewhere more desirable even if the house is a bit worse off.

    Definitely not good for your health if you have to think about the power lines and highway.

  • Euphemistic on 02/12/2020 - 14:36

    If your gut says no …. other people will feel the same which will decrease potential buyers when you want to sell. Buy cheap, sell cheap in this case.

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