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Cameron v Nature Conservancy Council

Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (1992) 07 EG 128-130; 08 EG 120-122; 09 EG 147-150Publication details: 1992Subject(s): Summary: LT for Scotland 5 June 1991. Claim by Cameron (C) for payment of £872,700 representing the diminution in value of his owner`s interest in a Perthshire agricultural and forestry estate. First test case to be brought under Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 s50(3) dealing with disputed questions of payment. C was aware of the notification of two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) by the Nature Conservancy Council (N) before purchasing the estate in 1986. An application for a forestry grant was refused after objections from N. N offered to enter into a draft management agreement with C with an offer of compensation. C refused to accept offer opting under s50(3) of the 1981 Act for determination by an arbiter, in this case the Lands Tribunal. C demanded a lump sum rather than an annual payment. LT considered two rival schemes. C`s proposal was formulated on the basis of no SSSIs whilst N`s known as the Elliot/Scruton had SSSI restrictions in place. The LT referred to ministerial
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LT for Scotland 5 June 1991. Claim by Cameron (C) for payment of £872,700 representing the diminution in value of his owner`s interest in a Perthshire agricultural and forestry estate. First test case to be brought under Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 s50(3) dealing with disputed questions of payment. C was aware of the notification of two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) by the Nature Conservancy Council (N) before purchasing the estate in 1986. An application for a forestry grant was refused after objections from N. N offered to enter into a draft management agreement with C with an offer of compensation. C refused to accept offer opting under s50(3) of the 1981 Act for determination by an arbiter, in this case the Lands Tribunal. C demanded a lump sum rather than an annual payment. LT considered two rival schemes. C`s proposal was formulated on the basis of no SSSIs whilst N`s known as the Elliot/Scruton had SSSI restrictions in place. The LT referred to ministerial