Compensation claims against National Grid for loss of development potential due to their aparatus / easement strips?

[Doing it for the kids]

Has anyone had any experience with the above?

We have some of NG's apparatus coming through our bit. I believe I could get a small parcel of land developed which back on to the easement strip, making the project harder to pull off or prevent it all together.

Looking on the deeds from the 70's and the late 90's, the clauses look the same regarding offer to pay out for such unfortunate situations.

I can't believe it will be easy to do this, especially as planning will not be granted if the applicant plans to build over easement strips anyway so hard to prove that you are suffering a loss if you haven't got planning.

 

[Dave645]

Talk to land agents, I will say you will get nothing if you don’t try, but land agents or the NFU maybe able to advise you better.
If it was in a clause then you have a starting point, is the land around your parcel developed?
what makes you think that if the strip was not effecting the land parcel you could get it developed?
Because with your clause and that reason you have the basis for your claim.

 

[Exfarmer]

Definitely get an Agent involved. When we had a pipeline go through, compensation for hassle damage etc was in my eyes negligible compared to the actual upheaval involved. The easement though was a different matter for reduction of land value and went some way in compensating for the first.
By law they have to pay all the agents fees.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Talk to land agents, I will say you will get nothing if you don’t try, but land agents or the NFU maybe able to advise you better.
If it was in a clause then you have a starting point, is the land around your parcel developed?
what makes you think that if the strip was not effecting the land parcel you could get it developed?
Because with your clause and that reason you have the basis for your claim.

Definitely get an Agent involved. When we had a pipeline go through, compensation for hassle damage etc was in my eyes negligible compared to the actual upheaval involved. The easement though was a different matter for reduction of land value and went some way in compensating for the first.
By law they have to pay all the agents fees.

thanks both.

im not so concerned about land values as no plans to sell.

few years back the presence of the NT kit caused a big headache which we got around but cost a lot of £££ and time.

got one live with the same issues and another about to start.

its the chicken and egg, not having their infrastructure where it is is curtailing plans. Think I can still make it work but just increases time risk and hassle