We look at the current approaches to assessing compensation in the context of CPOs. The promotion of nationally significant infrastructure projects such as HS2, Crossrail and garden cities, together with the recent (and continued) support in the housing white paper for the use of compulsory purchase to assist in delivering housing, confirms that the use of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) will play an increasingly prominent role in the delivery of development. The inevitable requirement of exercising CPO powers is that those dispossessed of their land are entitled to appropriate and fair compensation.
This article was first published in Property Law Journal (April 2017) and is also available at http://www.lawjournals.co.uk/.
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