Electro Magnetic Fields: considering buying some land that lies beneath ESB HT lines.

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rugbyjackol

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Hi There
Can you help me please?
I need to know what the effects are, good or bad, that can occur from living or working close to High Powered Overhead Lines (ESB). These are the cables that are on pylons across the country. I am considering buying some land that lies beneath them. Whether I choose to live there or build my workshop there I don't yet know. Maybe you can help me decide.

Jack.
 
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Have you searched the web for the established scientific view on such matters based on studies and analysis of the evidence available? For example...
 
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rugbyjackol said:
Hi There
Can you help me please?
I need to know what the effects are, good or bad, that can occur from living or working close to High Powered Overhead Lines (ESB). These are the cables that are on pylons across the country. I am considering buying some land that lies beneath them. Whether I choose to live there or build my workshop there I don't yet know. Maybe you can help me decide.

Jack.
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I'm no expert but I think it's more of a concern if you're house is built on granite...e.g. the Dublin/Wicklow mountains. The magnetic fields then draw radon from the granite upwards leading to higher instances of cancer.
 
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This article covers pylon electromagnetic fields and radon ...

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See the ESB's website (but note they are biased):
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My main concerns is not whether there is a danger or not but whether people perceive a danger. Thus when it comes to selling on your house it can become an issue...
 
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Squonk said:
My main concerns is not whether there is a danger or not but whether people perceive a danger. Thus when it comes to selling on your house it can become an issue...
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This was discussed a while back on AAM. I would imagine that there are many people who would be reluctant to buy near pylons for visual amenity or health risk (real or imagined) reasons. All things being equal I would imagine that buying away from rather than near pylons etc. would be a better bet when it comes to maximising capital gains or the chances of reselling.
 
As far as I'm aware, there's no proven health risk.

However, it's kind of irrelevant what the facts are: people will perceive there to be a risk (or at the very least see them as unsightly), which will have a negative effect on the resale value of anything you build. For that reason alone, I wouldn't consider it.
 
i think there are issues with being granted planning permission within a certain distance of overhead powerlines. Not sure exactly what the distance is though.
 
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