On 6 Oct 2008, at 22:55, Steve Wood wrote: <snip>
> Possibly this was a Section 106 agreement? These have only been around > since 1990 and I'm guessing the road widening took place before then, > but if not and it is one then it's legally binding on the developer. Doubt it - although such agreements go back to Section 52 of the 1971 Planning Act. If it was a main road scheme it was probably promoted by the Dept of Transport or whoever was in charge of driving roads through unfortunate settlements at the time. They have compulsory purchase powers; 'normal' developers, by and large, do not, except by specific Act of Parliament [eg Channel Tunnel Rail Link]. Which harks back to the Acts under which canals were built, many of which, AIUI, did confer what were effectively compulsory purchase powers on the promoters of the navigation. Having satisfied the requirements of the topic police, I will now go back to work. Baz
