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Setting out the practice, procedure, policy and compensation provisions applying to a compulsory purchase, this new edition is updated to include all relevant case law, legislation, policy and guidance since the third edition, including:
- the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Practice Directions, October 2020
- the implementation of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
- changes in secondary legislation (including the Tribunal procedure rules)
- changes in policy and guidance (especially the guidance for Wales and the Tribunal practice directions)
It enables you to:
-find clear statements of the law and practice on all points that relate to compulsory purchase and compensation-understand the detailed analysis necessary to grapple with tricky points encountered in practice-access cross-references to legislation, key case law and guidance, easilyAs it simplifies what can be simplified and explains with clarity any difficult areas, it is the one guide you need to help you access and assimilate all the statutes, of varying antiquity and judicial decisions, that relate to compulsory purchase and compensation.
It describes the law, practice, procedure, policy and compensation for a compulsory purchase, and provides a summarised statement of the law, complete with footnotes to enable you to access further information.
It also includes a full explanation of the scope of powers to acquire land compulsorily and the exercise of the powers and principles of compensation.
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Local Government Law online service.
List of contents
Introduction;
Chapter 1: Powers of compulsory purchase;
Chapter 2: Compulsory purchase orders and procedure;
Chapter 3: Implementation of compulsory purchase;
Chapter 4: Compensation for compulsory purchase;
Chapter 5: Compensation where no land taken;
Chapter 5: Compensation for decisions, controls and works;
Chapter 6: Determination and recovery of compensation.
About the author
Richard Honey KC, Francis Taylor Building Richard Honey KC has particular specialisms in infrastructure projects, compulsory purchase and compensation. He is called to the Bars of England and Wales and Northern Ireland. He is ranked as a leading barrister in four separate fields in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500: local government; environment; planning; and agriculture and rural affairs. Richard has extensive experience of compulsory purchase, including defending and challenging compulsory purchase instruments in the High Court, and advising and representing numerous CPO promoters, objectors and development partners. In recent years, Richard has successfully promoted housing, highways, planning, flood defence and utilities CPOs. Richard has very considerable experience of disputes relating to land valuation and compulsory purchase compensation. Richard's work as sole barrister representing acquiring authorities has included matters where up to £70 million was in dispute. He has also represented claimants in compensation cases, including businesses, developers, investors and landowners. He is a past Chairman of the Compulsory Purchase Association.
Summary
Setting out the practice, procedure, policy and compensation provisions applying to a compulsory purchase, this new edition is updated to include all relevant case law, legislation, policy and guidance since the third edition, including:
- the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Practice Directions, October 2020
- the implementation of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
- changes in secondary legislation (including the Tribunal procedure rules)
- changes in policy and guidance (especially the guidance for Wales and the Tribunal practice directions)
It enables you to:
-find clear statements of the law and practice on all points that relate to compulsory purchase and compensation
-understand the detailed analysis necessary to grapple with tricky points encountered in practice
-access cross-references to legislation, key case law and guidance, easily
As it simplifies what can be simplified and explains with clarity any difficult areas, it is the one guide you need to help you access and assimilate all the statutes, of varying antiquity and judicial decisions, that relate to compulsory purchase and compensation.
It describes the law, practice, procedure, policy and compensation for a compulsory purchase, and provides a summarised statement of the law, complete with footnotes to enable you to access further information.
It also includes a full explanation of the scope of powers to acquire land compulsorily and the exercise of the powers and principles of compensation.
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Local Government Law online service.
Foreword
Sets out the practice, procedure, policy and valuation of a compulsory purchase and allows you to find the answers you need quickly and easily.
The practical structure and style ensures that the relevant statutory provisions and cases to the matters in issue are easy to find. It both simplifies what can be simplified and explains with clarity the difficult areas.
