Encyclopedia of Compulsory Purchase and Compensation

For almost 50 years the Encyclopedia of Compulsory Purchase and Compensation has offered a complete and fully up-to-date guide to this complex area of the law. The two-volume looseleaf:

• Provides a complete and up-to-date guide to the complex provisions of the law relating to compulsory purchase
• Presents detailed coverage of the powers of relevant authorities
• Examines the authorisation procedure for compulsory purchase orders, procedure after the order, and compensation
• Explains the rules which regulate entitlement to compensation if a landowner or occupier suffers loss
• Advises on the best methods and procedures for challenging compulsory purchase orders
• Discusses and explains purchase notice and blight notice procedures
• Provides tables which show the main Acts authorising acquisition in accordance with the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 and those which confer powers of acquisition not governed by the 1981 Act
• Reproduces all the Acts, fully annotated, which comprise the general law relating to compulsory purchase and compensation
• Includes the text of over 100 SIs and 40 circulars with expert commentary
• Contains a section of case summaries which contains details of over 200 key judicial decisions including leading decisions of the Lands Tribunal

During 2012 the Encyclopedia will cover the following changes:

The Localism Act 2011 received the Royal Assent on November 15, 2011. In accordance with s.128 of and Sch.13 to the Act, the Infrastructure Planning Commission (the “IPC”) is to be abolished and the powers conferred by the Planning Act 2008 in respect of applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects are to be transferred to the Secretary of State. Formal transfer of such powers will have been achieved by April 1, 2012; the IPC will cease to exist on March 31, 2012. 

The Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Order 2012 (SI 2012/57) was made on January 11, 2012. The Order brought part of the relevant provisions of the 2011 Act into effect thereby enabling interim arrangements to be made for the transitional period which will occur in respect of applications for development consent already made to the IPC, but which have not yet been determined. These arrangements are to be made pursuant to a direction given by the Secretary of State.

Further delegated legislation relevant to the IPC has recently been included in the Encyclopedia, including:

• The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to and Revocation of Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/2055)

• The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/2741)

Section232 of the Localism Act 2011 provides for the repeal and replacement of ss 14-18 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 relevant to: (a) the planning assumptions that are to be made in determining claims for compensation following compulsory acquisition of land, and (b) applications for and appeals relevant to certificates of appropriate alternative development.
Annotations to these revised provisions will be included in future Releases.