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DNO ducting requirements

I am in WPD area so the obvious answer is to ask them, I know. However I don't have time because in Cornwall it appears that a contractor is "stacked out" for months but will ring you on a Thursday saying they'll start on the following Monday. So, I am having extensive groundworks, new foul and storm drains all round the house and I thought I'd take the opportunity to throw in a new beefy submain to the garage. Hopefuly the SWA will arrive in time. The route of said submain would follow that of a new DNO supply to an annexe we hope to get planning for so it would seem to make sense to install a duct for the DNO. I'd be grateful for any pointers to the type of ducting and the depth that would be acceptable to WPD. The entire route is under a driveway/gravelled area. More to the point, will WPD accept a duct that has been previously installed? Many thanks.0

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  • That's brilliant Mike, thanks very much. Where did you unearth that? 

    I emailed WPD last night but I'm expecting the groundworks to be completed before I hear back so you've been a great help.

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  • That's brilliant Mike, thanks very much. Where did you unearth that? 

    I emailed WPD last night but I'm expecting the groundworks to be completed before I hear back so you've been a great help.

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  • As it happens I do have shortcuts to some of the  technical pages of a few of the DNOs, as they tend to be not quite as similar as you may think, and sometimes they do move things around.  Ideally I'd still check in your position but it allows you to refine your question to
    " I'm intending to follow your own guidance in Company Directive  CA6A/7 Relating to the Installation of Underground Cables - see the link -
    is that OK?" rather than

    " I am not sure what to do.." and that may speed it  up a bit at their end.
    Mike.