Land Compensation Act 1961

12 Outstanding right to compensation for refusal etc. of planning permission. E+W

(1) Where, in the case of any compulsory acquisition, a planning decision or order has been made before the service of the notice to treat, and in consequence of the decision or order any person is entitled (subject to the making and determination of a claim in accordance with the relevant provisions, and to the effect of any direction by the Minister under section twenty-three or section forty-five of the M1 Town and Country Planning Act 1954) to compensation for depreciation of the value of an interest in land which consists of or includes the whole or part of the relevant land, then if—

(a) no notice stating that the compensation has become payable has been registered before the date of service of the notice to treat (whether or not a claim for compensation has been made); but

(b) such a notice is registered on or after that date;

the compensation payable in respect of the compulsory acquisition shall be assessed as if the said notice had been registered before the date of service of the notice to treat and had remained on the register of local land charges on that date.

(2) In this section any reference to compensation for depreciation of the value of an interest in land is a reference to compensation payable either—

(a) under Part II or Part V of the M2 Town and Country Planning Act 1954, in respect of depreciation of the value of that interest, or

(b) under subsection (1) of section twenty-two of the M3 Town and Country Planning Act 1947, in respect of loss or damage consisting of depreciation of the value of that interest;

any reference to registration is a reference to registration in the register of local land charges under subsection (5) of section twenty-eight of the Act of 1954, or under the provisions of that subsection as applied by section thirty-nine or section forty-six of that Act; and “the relevant provisions”, in relation to compensation under the said Part II or the said Part V, means the provisions of the said Part II, or those provisions as applied by the said Part V, and, in relation to compensation under the said subsection (1), means the provisions of regulations made under the said Act of 1947 with respect to claims for compensation under that subsection.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 References to Town and Country Planning Act 1954 (c. 72), ss. 23, 28(5) and 39 and Pts. II and V to be construed as references to Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), ss. 36, 158(5) and 166 and Pt. VIII: ibid., Sch. 24 Pts. I, VII

C2 S. 12 applied (with modifications) (30.10.1994) by S.I. 1994/2716, reg. 97

C3 Reference to Town and Country Planning Act 1947 (c. 51), s. 22(1) to be construed as reference to Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), s. 166: ibid., Sch. 24 para. 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1954 c. 72.

M2 1954 c. 72.

M3 1947 c. 51.