Compensation
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Dhenin v Department of Transport
Claim for compensation — Noise and traffic on motorway — Valuation date in 1981 — Serious underestimate of traffic prediction on valuation date — Traffic at higher levels than predicted…
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Burn v North Yorkshire County Council
Compensation — Blight notice — Highway proposals for relief road — Counternotice of acquisition of part only of premises — Proposals for road abandoned — All or part of building…
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Fletcher v Chelmsford Borough Council
Consent to fell tree refused — Cost incurred on expert’s report — Purpose of report to investigate and monitor effect of tree on building — Whether cost of report “loss…
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R v Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, ex parte Balchin
Bypass – Blight – Owners requesting that council purchase property – Council refusing – Matter investigated by parliamentary commissioner – Commissioner finding no maladministration- Owners seeking judicial review of commissioner’s…
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Hughes and another v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Rule (4) — Whether rule applies to assessment of compensation generally or only to value of land — Whether use established before 1964 is “contrary to law” within the meaning…
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Uttlesford District Council v Brown
Occupier being granted established use certificates – Council issuing enforcement notices – Council applying for injunctive relief to restrain occupier from further breaches of enforcement notices – Whether court entitled…
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Tozer Kemsley & Millbourne Estates plc v Secretary of State for Transport
Acquisition of land by compulsory purchase for highway purposes — North-bound side of M5 — Compensation — Lands Tribunal holding compensation calculated on assumption that surrendered leasehold interest was interest…
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Hillingdon London Borough Council v ARC Ltd
Plaintiffs issuing compulsory purchase order – Plaintiffs entering land – Defendant referring matter to Lands Tribunal for compensation to be quantified – Matter referred after expiry of six years -…
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Hillingdon London Borough Council v ARC Ltd
Compulsory purchase order – Acquiring authority entering land in 1982 – Claim brought in 1994 – Whether claim subject to limitation period even though amount of compensation payable not yet…
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Wilkes v Coal Authority
Working of coal near claimant’s land – Subsidence occurring on land – Claimant making claim under section 1(2) of the Coal-Mining (Subsidence) Act 1957 for remedial works to be taken…
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Chester-le-Street District Council v Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd
Complusory purchase – Lengthy negotiations to determine compensation payable under vesting order – Parties seeking agreement without reference to Lands Tribunal except as last resort – Claimant referring matter to…
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Shewu and another v Hackney London Borough Council
Property compulsorily purchased by council – Claimant claiming mortgage should have been redeemed at earlier date and council liable to pay interest incurred thereafter – Whether Lands Tribunal having jurisdiction…