Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963
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Recovery by planning authority of compensation on subsequent development. |
73.—(1) No person shall carry out any development to which this section applies, on land in respect of which a statement (in this section referred to as a compensation statement) has stood registered under the last preceding section for less than fourteen years, until such amount (if any) as is recoverable under this section in respect of the compensation specified in the statement has been paid or secured to the satisfaction of the planning authority. | |
(2) This section applies to any development (other than exempted development), being development— | ||
(a) to which section 57 of this Act applies, or | ||
(b) to which, having regard to the probable value of the development, it is in the opinion of the Minister reasonable that this section should apply: | ||
Provided that— | ||
(i) this section shall not apply to any development by virtue of paragraph (b) of this subsection if, on an application made to him for the purpose, the Minister has certified that, having regard to the probable value of the development, it is not in his opinion reasonable that this section shall apply thereto, and | ||
(ii) in a case where the compensation specified in the statement became payable in respect of the imposition of conditions on the granting of permission to develop land, this section shall not apply to the development for which that permission was granted. | ||
(3) Subject to the two next following subsections, the amount recoverable under this section in respect of the compensation specified in a compensation statement— | ||
(a) if the land on which the development is to be carried out (in this subsection referred to as the development area) is identical with, or includes (with other land) the whole of, the land comprised in the compensation statement, shall be the amount of compensation specified in that statement; | ||
(b) if the development area forms part of the land comprised in the compensation statement, or includes part of that land together with other land not comprised in that statement, shall be so much of the amount of compensation specified in that statement as is attributable to land comprised in that statement and falling within the development area. | ||
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section, the following provisions shall have effect: | ||
(a) the planning authority shall (if it appears to them to be practicable to do so) apportion the amount of the compensation between the different parts of the land according to the way in which those parts appear to them to be differently affected by the refusal of permission or grant of permission subject to conditions; | ||
(b) if no apportionment is made, the amount of the compensation shall be treated as distributed rateably according to area over the land to which the statement relates; | ||
(c) if an apportionment is made, the compensation shall be treated as distributed in accordance with that apportionment as between the different parts of the land by reference to which the apportionment is made, and so much of the compensation as, in accordance with the apportionment, is attributed to a part of the land shall be treated as distributed rateably according to area over that part of the land; | ||
(d) if any person disputes an apportionment under this subsection, the dispute shall be submitted to and decided by a property arbitrator. | ||
(5) Where, in the case of any land in respect of which a compensation statement has been registered, the Minister is satisfied that, having regard to the probable value of any proper development of that land, no such development is likely to be carried out unless he exercises his powers under this subsection, he may, in the case of any particular development, remit the whole or part of any amount otherwise recoverable under this section; and where part only of any such amount has been remitted, he shall cause the compensation statement to be amended by substituting therein for the specification of the amount of the compensation, in so far as it is attributable to that land, a specification of the amount which has been remitted under this subsection. | ||
(6) Where, in connection with the development of any land, an amount becomes recoverable under this section in respect of the compensation specified in a compensation statement, then, except where, and to the extent that, payment of that amount has been remitted under the last preceding subsection, no amount shall be recoverable, in so far as it is attributable to that land, in connection with any subsequent development thereof. | ||
(7) An amount recoverable under this section in respect of any compensation shall be payable to the planning authority, and— | ||
(a) shall be so payable either as a single capital payment or as a series of instalments of capital and interest combined, or as a series of other annual or periodical payments, of such amounts, and payable at such times, as the planning authority may direct, after taking into account any representations made by the person by whom the development is to be carried out, and | ||
(b) except where the amount is payable as a single capital payment, shall be secured by that person in such manner (whether by mortgage, covenant or otherwise) as the planning authority may direct. | ||
(8) If any person initiates any development to which this section applies in contravention of subsection (1) of this section, the planning authority may serve a notice upon him, specifying the amount appearing to them to be the amount recoverable under this section in respect of the compensation in question, and requiring him to pay that amount to them within such period, not being less than three months after the service of the notice, as may be specified in the notice, and, in default of the said amount being paid to the planning authority within the period specified in the notice, it shall be recoverable as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction. |