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001			ABS54523
008			090401t1996 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u10954
041			_aeng
245			_aLeicester City Council v Leicestershire CC
260			_c1996
350			_a0
490			_aRating & Valuation Reporter _v(1996) 36 RVR 14-20(7)
520			_aLT 17 February 1995. The CC acquired the City Council`s freehold interest in 2.38 hectares of land to construct an improved outer ring road. Consideration payable was to equal the compensation that would have been paid upon compulsory acquisition; the land to the north and south was agreed to have potential for residential development. It was agreed that the tribunal should answer two questions: 1/ whether, under the Highways Act 1980 s261, compensation should have regard for betterment, 2/ if so, whether compensation should be nil or the agreed existing agricultural use value. In addition, the Highways Act s239 provides that compensation payable by a highway authority shall have regard for how the remaining contiguous lands may be benefitted by the road development. "Held", 1/ Lands Tribunal required to have regard for betterment and that residential land use would benefit from link road development, 2/ compensation must be nil.
650			_aBETTERMENT
650			_aCOMPENSATION
650			_aCompulsory purchase _96228
650			_aFREEHOLD INTEREST
650			_aHIGHWAYS ACT 1980 S261
650			_aLEICESTER CITY COUNCIL V LEICESTERSHIRE CC
650			_aROAD SCHEME
690			_aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT-COMPULSORY PURCHASE AND COMPENSATION
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c6979 _d6979