Railways have unpinned the success of the UK economy for over a century and with Government pursuing a period of re-nationalisation (under the banner of “Great British Railways”), new rail transport schemes are bound to follow.
With a very few exemptions (i.e. for minor works) improvements to the railway network are delivered either by Development Consent Order (DCO) or as a Transport and Works Act 1992 Order (TWAO). In exceptional cases a railway scheme can be promoted as a Bill and made an Act of Parliament (e.g. like HS2).
However delivered, it is a nigh certainty that there will be compulsory purchase powers granted to acquire the land and/or title rights to deliver the scheme.
The specialist team at Holmes & Hills understand that a new rail or railway project can have significant impacts on affected landowners, homeowners and business owners.
In addition to environmental, ecological, heritage and land-use impacts, rail schemes can bring significant localised impacts; whether from the uncertainty a project may bring, the compulsory acquisition of land required for the new railway or station, or the disruption that the construction/delivery phase brings with it.
The specialist team here at Holmes & Hills can help you to understand the effect the development or rail project will or may have on them and their property, providing proactive advice to protect our clients’ interests and legal rights.
We offer fixed-fee packages and will seek to recover our legal costs from the scheme promoter whenever possible. Learn more about our team and how we can support you.
We advise on all types of energy scheme. We advise affected landowners, homeowners and business owners and our experience includes the following schemes:
Our specialist team has also advised clients in respect of “need to sell” or “discretionary purchase” schemes and qualifying criteria. We have supported clients with successful applications enabling them to sell their property at market value and move to a new home.
We have provided support and assistance with people whose property is to be compulsorily acquired or those whose attempts to move/sell their property are being negatively impacted by a rail scheme. Where legal blight arises we seek to recover your reasonable costs from the acquiring authority.
If you are affected by a scheme and don’t know what to you, our specialist compulsory purchase order team can help you. The help we can provide depends on the stage of the scheme but we can offer a number of fixed fee packages to provide you with clear advice and at certain cost.
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