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Part I Compensation for Depreciation Caused by use of Public WorksC1C2C3C4

England and Wales

  1. 1Right to compensation.
  2. 2Interests qualifying for compensation.
  3. 3Claims.
  4. 4Assessment of compensation: general provisions.
  5. 5Assessment of compensation: assumptions as to planning permission.
  6. 6Reduction of compensation where land is benefited.
  7. 7Exclusion of minimal compensation.
  8. 8Other restrictions on compensation.
  9. 9Alterations to public works and changes of use.
  10. 10Mortgages, trusts of land and settlements.
  11. 11Interests acquired by inheritance.
  12. 12Tenants entitled to enfranchisement or extension under Leasehold Reform Act 1967.
  13. 12ATenants participating in collective enfranchisement, or entitled to individual lease extension, under Part I of Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.
  14. 13Ecclesiastical property.
  15. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  16. 15Information for ascertaining relevant date.
  17. 16Disputes.
  18. 17Action for nuisance following unsuccessful claim where responsible authority have disclaimed statutory immunity.
  19. 18Interest on compensation.
  20. 19Interpretation of Part I.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Pt. 1 (ss. 1–19) modified by Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (c. 53, SIF 102), ss. 6, 45, Sch. 2 Pt. III para. 27(1), Sch. 7 Pt. VI para. 2

C2

Pt. 1 amended by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 113

C3

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (1.3.2010) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 152(7), 241(8) (with s. 226); S.I. 2010/101, art. 3(h) (with art. 6)

C4

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (15.12.2025) by Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 3), ss. 101(7), 147(2) (with s. 84(5)); S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(h)