Guidance

Your property and compulsory purchase

How to make a claim for compensation if Highways England serves a compulsory purchase order on your land.

• From: Highways England
• Published: 11 February 2015
• Last updated: 10 February 2020 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 6 October 2021

Latest guidance on ‘Your property and compulsory purchase’ can be found on the National Highways website: https://highwaysengland.co.uk/media/hx4pscpr/your-property-and-compulsory-purchase.pdf

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Your property and compulsory purchase

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Details

This booklet gives an outline of how compulsory purchase procedures would affect your property (land), including

• the process of compulsory purchase of land for a highway improvement
• information about the compensation you can claim
• how Highways England will handle your claim
• how to request an advance payment of your compensation
• what to do if there is a dispute about your claim

Published 11 February 2015
Last updated 10 February 2020 + show all updates

1. 10 February 2020

   Latest version of document added

2. 20 January 2020

   Latest version of 'Your property and compulsory purchase' document added

3. 11 February 2015

   First published.