Wildtree Hotels Ltd And Others v London Borough of Harrow: CA 11 Jun 1998

Temporary, if damaging disturbance which fell short of actual damage to a neighbour’s land and which was caused by works executed on land which had been purchased compulsorily, was not normally claimable and not by the owner of only a temporary interest.

Citations:

Gazette 08-Jul-1998, Gazette 17-Jun-1998, Times 22-Jun-1998, [1998] EWCA Civ 978, [1998] 3 All ER 638

Links:

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Statutes:

Land Compensation Act 1961 10

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedAndreae v Selfridge and Co Ltd CA 1938
The plaintiff had a hotel. The rest of the island had been acquired by the defendant which was demolishing and rebuilding the other properties. The plaintiff complained, and the judge found, that by reason of the operations, which involved noise and . .

Cited by:

Appeal fromWildtree Hotels Ltd and others v Harrow London Borough Council HL 22-Jun-2000
The compensation which was payable for disturbance, when works were carried out on land acquired compulsorily, did not extend to the damage caused by noise dust and vibration arising from the works. Where however damage could be brought within the . .
CitedMoto Hospitality Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport CA 26-Jul-2007
The company sought damages to its business on a motorway service station when works closed an access road.
Held: The Secretary of State’s appeal succeeded. A claim for compensation under section 10 had not been established, at least in respect . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Land, Damages

Updated: 19 November 2022; Ref: scu.144457