Moving a post box rough cost?

JsonProg · Post by **JsonProg** » 08 Jun 2020, 10:39

Hi I am supporting a residents association trying to stop a planning application for some gates and garage in front of postbox. You all would have seen it In news. What is cost of relocating postbox out of interest(as it is way of gates/garage) I read in 2013 it was 2k. I presume it could be a lot more now

Woody Guthrie · Post by **Woody Guthrie** » 08 Jun 2020, 11:27

I don't know how much it would cost since that's likely to be down to how far it's being moved but...

Royal Mail has renewed its
policy, which Historic England
supports, for the retention of
all post boxes in operational
service at their existing locations,
unless certain exceptional
circumstances or operational
need necessitates

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 08 Jun 2020, 14:30

JsonProg wrote:Hi I am supporting a residents association trying to stop a planning application for some gates and garage in front of postbox. You all would have seen it In news. What is cost of relocating postbox out of interest(as it is way of gates/garage) I read in 2013 it was 2k. I presume it could be a lot more now

Attacking it from a different approach is there any way you can get the planning authority to make the applicant pay for the cost of moving the Box. It would prove expensive to them as the Post Office have to check for underground services at both the current site and the new site. As the Post Office is a Public body, I am sure local politicians/activists would probably support such an approach. It would also slow down the process considerably as we all know how fast the Post Office work when involved in such matters.

Of course, if the Box is on private land the landowner can ask the Post Office to remove the box and this approach wouldn't work.

Woody Guthrie · Post by **Woody Guthrie** » 08 Jun 2020, 14:57

I think the boxes are still the responsibility of Royal Mail TBT not the PO.

https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app ... relocation" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 08 Jun 2020, 15:08

JsonProg · Post by **JsonProg** » 08 Jun 2020, 15:32

We are embroiled in a planning issue was appeared on media last year https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/m ... 805182.amp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

His put a garage and plans saying he owns lands where postbox is on. Which is clearly not the case as per deeds. No way I won’t Royal Mail to fork out any costs.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 08 Jun 2020, 16:43

Is the grey cabinet BT or Virgin?

https://www.google.com/maps/@,3a,75y,31 ... 312!8i6656" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

JsonProg · Post by **JsonProg** » 08 Jun 2020, 16:44

Virgin media. For sure I know that

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 08 Jun 2020, 16:52

JsonProg wrote:Virgin media. For sure I know that

That seems quite small for a Virgin Media cabinet, a cabinet just down the road from me must be around double that size

Woody Guthrie · Post by **Woody Guthrie** » 08 Jun 2020, 17:13

Think that's an E7R.
Circa 1900s.
Probably an "undesignated heritage asset".
Unlikely Royal Mail will touch it.
Believe it or not they're quite fragile.

JsonProg · Post by **JsonProg** » 08 Jun 2020, 17:36

Royal Mail agreed to moving it(they confirmed they had a request over Twitter with home owner). But that was intital application stage. Haven’t heard from anyone since.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 08 Jun 2020, 17:54

JsonProg wrote:Royal Mail agreed to moving it(they confirmed they had a request over Twitter with home owner). But that was intital application stage. Haven’t heard from anyone since.

What council covers that area (so I can look up the planning applications page for that council)?

Janet Brum · Post by **Janet Brum** » 08 Jun 2020, 21:15

Hopefully that box can be moved few meters to the left, it`s clearly blocking those`s people`s gate.

It should be Birmingham City Council: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Woody Guthrie · Post by **Woody Guthrie** » 08 Jun 2020, 21:20

Janet Brum wrote:Hopefully that box can be moved few meters to the left, it`s clearly blocking those`s people`s gate.

It should be Birmingham City Council: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The box was there first Janet.

Deadly · Post by **Deadly** » 08 Jun 2020, 21:22

I know of at least two postboxes that "mysteriously" moved over a weekend. Basically the firms who moved them couldn't be bothered dealing with Royal Mail and took it upon themselves to move them. Nothing was said or done afterwards.