The Town and Country Planning (Compensation and Certificates) Regulations 1974

Disputes

7.—(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this regulation, if the claimant or any other person to whom notice of the Secretary of State's findings has been given, wishes to dispute the findings, or any other person, to whom particulars of an apportionment included in those findings have been given or who claims that he is entitled to an interest in land which is substantially affected by such apportionment, wishes to dispute the apportionment, he may within 30 days of the issue of the Secretary of State's findings, give notice in writing to the Lands Tribunal that he disputes the findings, or as the case may be, the apportionment, and thereupon the dispute shall be referred to the Tribunal, and the Secretary of State shall notify accordingly all other persons to whom notices were given under the last preceding regulation.

(2) Where after receipt of a notice under the last preceding regulation any person signifies in writing to the Secretary of State his agreement to the findings or, as the case may be, to the apportionment, he shall not thereafter be entitled to give the notice referred to in the preceding paragraph.

(3) The claimant and any other person to whom notice of the findings has been given and, so far as the dispute relates to an apportionment, any other person to whom particulars of that apportionment have been given or who establishes that he is entitled to an interest in land which is substantially affected by that apportionment shall, on compliance with the rules of the Lands Tribunal for the time being in force, be afforded an opportunity to be heard in any dispute before the Lands Tribunal under this regulation.

(4) The Lands Tribunal shall by their decision either confirm or vary the Secretary of State's findings, or, as the case may be, the apportionment, and shall notify the parties of their decision.