![]() ![]() These discretionary schemes are bespoke to each project and authority.īlight notices can be submitted for houses, commercial property or agricultural land, provided that the claimant has occupied it for at least six months. There is no specific right to compensation for generalised blight, but appropriate authorities will often have discretionary purchase schemes which enable a broader category of landowners to oblige the authority to acquire their land if they cannot sell on the open market. Generalised blight applies to properties and landowners who do not meet the statutory blight criteria, but whose property value is affected by the general level of market uncertainty that major development schemes and proposals can cause.Statutory blight is defined in Part 6 and Schedule 13 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 which set out a mandatory system that allows directly affected property owners to sell their land and secure compensation for its unaffected value.However, it is important to distinguish between two kinds of planning blight: This is the amount the property would be worth if the scheme did not exist. If it is, the owner will be entitled to serve a 'blight notice' on the appropriate authority which, if accepted, will mean that the authority must buy the property and compensate the owner for its full unaffected market value.īlight is when the value of a property is substantially reduced because of a proposal to carry out works, such as a new road or airport expansion, or to designate land for particular uses and the owners are unable to sell it as a result at its unaffected market value. ![]() These apply if the property in question is subject to 'planning blight'. There are certain circumstances where property owners – residential, commercial and agricultural – can require public sector bodies and certain private sector project promoters (together referred to in the legislation as "appropriate authorities") to purchase their land. ![]()
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