UK Law Case Summary

LANDS TRIBUNAL ACT 1949 : ACQ/110/1998

Between      JOHN BLAKEY LINDSAY
and 
MARGARET LINDSAY  (claimants)

and

HIGHWAYS AGENCY (Acquiring Authority)

COMPULSORY PURCHASE - compensation - woodland adjoining motorway and screening claimants' remaining land, part of which had planning consent for one house - whether value of land taken should reflect an unwilling vendor and whether amenity valuation of trees by reference to 'Helliwell system' relevant in determining value - extent of compensation for severance and injurious affection - compensation for claimants' time spent on claim - compensation awarded £26,600.

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Link to: Amenity Valuation of trees and woodlands.

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