Wildtree Hotels Ltd and others v Harrow LBC
Wildtree Hotels Ltd and others v Harrow LBC
- 2000
- Weekly Law Reports [2000] 3 WLR 165-180(16) .
HL 22 June 2000. Owner of a hotel adjacent to compulsorily purchased land for a road improvement scheme claimed that the obstruction and closure of roads and pavements to the hotel had 'injuriously affected' their land by causing a diminution in the rental value of the hotel during the work and entitled them to compensation under the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 s10. LT held that no compensation was payable where there was no direct interference to the land such as dust, noise etc and that compensation payable would be limited to diminution in value. W appealed and H cross-appealed. CA dismissed W's appeal but allowed H's cross-appeal. Appeal to HL, allowed in part.
COMPENSATION
INJURIOUS AFFECTION
COMPULSORY PURCHASE ACT 1965
DIMINUTION IN VALUE
WILDTREE HOTELS LTD AND OTHERS V HARROW LBC
HL 22 June 2000. Owner of a hotel adjacent to compulsorily purchased land for a road improvement scheme claimed that the obstruction and closure of roads and pavements to the hotel had 'injuriously affected' their land by causing a diminution in the rental value of the hotel during the work and entitled them to compensation under the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 s10. LT held that no compensation was payable where there was no direct interference to the land such as dust, noise etc and that compensation payable would be limited to diminution in value. W appealed and H cross-appealed. CA dismissed W's appeal but allowed H's cross-appeal. Appeal to HL, allowed in part.
COMPENSATION
INJURIOUS AFFECTION
COMPULSORY PURCHASE ACT 1965
DIMINUTION IN VALUE
WILDTREE HOTELS LTD AND OTHERS V HARROW LBC