Please help me regarding the law and telephone pol...

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Hi guys this is my first post but I've been suffering for a few weeks with this matter and need some help from those in the know...
I had a new line put in to the house which is about 1m from the middle of the pair of semi detatched where I live.
The cable travels over my next door neighbours garden to the pole on the other side of the street at around 45 degrees.
They can open all the windows etc, it's over 3m high and doesn't pass over any buildings, but they have complained about the installation. I have had 3 or so visits from BT engineers who seem to want to move heaven and earth to keep my neighbour happy but don't seem so concerned with my opinion and I really don't want to move the cable to the other side of the house as all my cables enter on the same side and I don't want trailing wires across the render (plus it's not the point as theres a history between us).
I had another visit today saying that they are now looking at possibly installing a new pole outside my house for the cable which in my view is insane as there is another one about 10m away and I already have a bus stop outside my property.
Can anyone please help me to understand and advise on:
1. Where I stand in terms of having to move the cable.
2. If I have any grounds to object and prevent a new pole being sited outide my house (if he wants it outside the next door thats up to him).
3. Whether I can say even if a new pole is installed that I can still insist the cable remains in the original position.
4. Any other advice on how to make this harrassement stop without giving in to his bullying.
If anyone has any help/guidance/legislation to offer I'd really appreciate it as it's really upsetting both me and my elderly mother who I live with. 
Thanks guys.

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pete-r36 wrote:
Hi guys this is my first post but I've been suffering for a few weeks with this matter and need some help from those in the know...
I had a new line put in to the house which is about 1m from the middle of the pair of semi detatched where I live.
The cable travels over my next door neighbours garden to the pole on the other side of the street at around 45 degrees.
They can open all the windows etc, it's over 3m high and doesn't pass over any buildings, but they have complained about the installation. I have had 3 or so visits from BT engineers who seem to want to move heaven and earth to keep my neighbour happy but don't seem so concerned with my opinion and I really don't want to move the cable to the other side of the house as all my cables enter on the same side and I don't want trailing wires across the render (plus it's not the point as theres a history between us).
I had another visit today saying that they are now looking at possibly installing a new pole outside my house for the cable which in my view is insane as there is another one about 10m away and I already have a bus stop outside my property.
Can anyone please help me to understand and advise on:
1. Where I stand in terms of having to move the cable.
2. If I have any grounds to object and prevent a new pole being sited outide my house (if he wants it outside the next door thats up to him).
3. Whether I can say even if a new pole is installed that I can still insist the cable remains in the original position.
4. Any other advice on how to make this harrassement stop without giving in to his bullying.
If anyone has any help/guidance/legislation to offer I'd really appreciate it as it's really upsetting both me and my elderly mother who I live with. 
Thanks guys.
Hi Pete.
Not sure about existing cables, but i am sure they would need your neighbours permission to cross over his land.
Michael (ypt) might come in here. he lives about 30ft from his nearest pole(second house away) Apparantly the original neighbour on the new builds gets his line from this pole but refused permission for the cable to go over his land to others, so for his property (about 30ft from the pole) it goes across the road to another pole, then down the road for about 100ft to another pole, and from there goes back across the road to his house.
Stupid I know.
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