Anyone else been served s 172 and 174 of the housing and planning act 2016 in situations when no compulsory purchase is being suggested.

[miniconnect]

Get a land agent who has done similar before.

I'd say there is never any good will with projects like that, and the way they're behaving already looks like they don't care, but being awkward as at the moment doesn't help in the future.

delay them if you can, and try and speak to someone higher up who might help you in other ways in future.

Meanwhile get the ball rolling with a planning consultant, see about getting outline planning for a housing estate on your land, or something similar. do anything you can that would boost the value of the land, so that if it gets to compulsory purchase you apply for a certificate of appropriate alternative development, and they can't say your land is only agricultural value.

 

[nick...]

No chance of a transformer being put in the local area ? Something you could try & get a battery park on ? Wouldn't hurt to ask FG ?

If it's pylons & you do get a transformer you'll have a good asset for other companies to use/rent IF that's what you want ?

Not according to the paperwork we have had so far.we’ve had the odd enquiry about solar farms on the area we farm.it annoys me that allways addressed to “the occupier” surely it can’t be difficult to find our names.
nick…

 

[teslacoils]

I attach the link below, showing similar "go straight for the big stick" approach is being used elsewhere (Grimsby Walpole):

We are landowner’s and an affected party as defined under S.59(4) the PA2008 on the proposed Grimsby to Walpole National Grid Electricity Transmission project. I am writing to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) at this early stage for two reasons; Firs

national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk