Easement Guidelines
In order to maintain network safety and reliability, Transgrid holds easements over its transmission lines and high voltage underground cables so as to control the types of activities and developments that can be safely undertaken. These easements, also known as ‘rights of way,’ grant our staff and contractors access for the construction, operation, and maintenance of Transgrid’s infrastructure.
Transgrid’s primary concern is the safety of people, property and the environment, and we are committed to providing a safe and reliable electricity network.
Maintaining these easements is critical to Transgrid’s daily operations, enabling access for all Transgrid staff and our contractors who perform asset maintenance and replacement activities.
Download the Easement Guidelines
Transgrid’s Easement Guidelines contain information on activities you can and cannot undertake on our easements. All development activities that interact with any of Transgrid’s easements require Transgrid’s authorisation.
- How to determine if your proposal is a permitted activity, if it requires Transgrid's conditional approval, or if it is prohibited and not permitted inside of a Transgrid easement.
- How to seek Transgrid's authorisation for proposed activities in an easement.
Activities not performed in accordance with Transgrid's Easement Guidelines are at risk of being removed or relocated at the landowner’s expense.
The Easement Guidelines may change over time and Transgrid’s authorisation will be subject to the current Easement Guidelines. If an updated approval is sought, then Transgrid’s Easement Guidelines current at that time will apply.
