The claimant challenged a compulsory purchase order made under the 1993 Act on the grounds of underuse of properties in the area. Held: The respondent’s decision had been made on the basis that there was underuse of a ‘predominant number’ of properties. That phrase added an unlawful gloss to the statutory requirement and watered the … Continue reading Pascoe v First Secretary of State and others: Admn 27 Sep 2006