The Minister confirmed a compulsory purchase order despite it having been made without any supporting evidence. Held: The order was set aside. The Minister had erred in not following his Inspector’s conclusion that a compulsory purchase order was not ‘reasonably necessary’ under section 43(2) of the 1957 Act, when there was no material on which … Continue reading Coleen Properties Ltd v Minister of Housing and Local Government: CA 26 Jan 1971