Duty to achieve best consideration General duty Under section 123(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 (LGA 1972), principal authorities, defined in England as councils...
Local authorities who have acquired land for a statutory purpose must hold that land for that purpose. They cannot use that land for a different purpose unless authorised...
As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation...
The Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) introduced development consent orders (DCOs) for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). The regime provides for the grant...
The Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) introduced development consent orders (DCOs) for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). The regime provides for the grant...
The Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) introduced development consent orders (DCOs) for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). The regime provides for the grant...
Context The compulsory purchase system is based on the principle that an owner of land or rights compulsorily acquired or interfered with is entitled to the payment of...
If authorised to do so by the Secretary of State, a local authority (LA) has power under section 226(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), to acquire...
As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation...
As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation...
Introduction There are a large number of statutory provisions which grant compulsory purchase powers for specific purposes to specified bodies, see Compulsory...
Context Where a ‘qualifying person’ objects to a proposed compulsory purchase order (CPO) to which the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (ALA 1981) applies, and does not...
Context When an acquiring authority proposes, as part of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) to which the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (ALA 1981) applies, to acquire any...
What is High Speed 2? High Speed 2 (HS2) is a proposed new high-speed rail network, from London to Birmingham and to Manchester and Leeds. The government hopes it will...
High Speed 2 (HS2) is a proposed new high-speed rail network, from London to Birmingham and to Manchester and Leeds. The government hopes it will improve the transport...
Context The confirmation of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) does not vest title in the land subject to the CPO in the acquiring authority, nor does it give the...
Introduction Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (HPA 2016) confers powers to override easements and other rights benefitting adjoining land in connection...
What is a purchase notice? The purchase notice procedure provides landowners with a means of having land acquired by a local planning authority (LPA) where the land has...
Role of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (the Tribunal) The Tribunal is a specialist chamber of the Upper Tribunal established to determine disputes concerning land in...
As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation...
In order to assist the assessment of compensation in certain circumstances, section 17 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 (LCA 1961) provides that an application can be...
What is statutory blight? Blight occurs when the value of a property is reduced because of proposed development or public works, which make it difficult for homeowners to...
The Crichel Down Rules (the Rules) require that in certain circumstances, surplus government land that was acquired by, or under a threat of, compulsion, is offered back...
As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation...
As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation...
The procurement of major transport projects will require the procuring authority to address a wide range of issues from the outset, including obtaining all required...