The Law of Compulsory Purchase
The Law of Compulsory Purchase
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Description
Designed and written with the busy practitioner in mind, The Law of Compulsory Purchase sets out in convenient narrative form, the practice, procedure, policy and valuation with cross-referencing to the relevant cases, statutory provision and policy circulars. It also includes a full explanation of the scope of powers to acquire land compulsorily and the exercise of the powers and principles of compensation, alongside the relevant statutory materials.
This fifth edition of the book is updated to include:
- Changes to the law made by the Localism Act 2011, the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
- The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
- Proposed reforms included in the Compulsory Purchase Consultation Paper
- The Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Powers of compulsory purchase
Chapter 2: Compulsory purchase orders and procedure
Chapter 3: Implementation of compulsory purchase
Chapter 4: Compensation for compulsory purchase
Chapter 5: Compensation where no land taken
Chapter 6: Compensation for decisions, controls and works
Chapter 7: Determination and recovery of compensation
Product details
| Published | 26 Jun 2025 |
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| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 5th |
| Extent | 936 |
| ISBN | 9781526532077 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Professional |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |











