The damages awarded for a compulsory purchase were reduced. The vendor had foreseen the reduction in the value of the land. A significant depreciation of value comes within the expression ‘seriously affected’ in section 246(2A). Citations: Times 13-Nov-1995, [1995] 2 EGLR 213 Statutes: Highways Act 1980 246(2A) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Land, Damages Updated: 28 … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for Transport Ex Parte Owen: QBD 13 Nov 1995