Hello, I am mostly a lurker and not sure if this question should be in here or property/DIY but I'll ask here first as I know there are some really knowledgable legal bods here.
We moved to our home in 2006 and bought it mainly because it had lovely views over a natural loch from the back of the house. The loch edge is about 750m from the edge of our property. Sadly, despite opposition, consent has been given for the loch to be drained and mined for the next 7-10years before it is reinstated. We are in a small cluster of houses who overlook the loch and we have been told that there is no possibility of compensation, and that our homes will not be damaged by noise and impact of the daily blasting.
It would appear now that the development is being delayed for a while due to a delay elsewhere and I would like to know if there is any legal precedent in claiming compensation due to the fact that our houses will be very difficult to sell with this hanging over us? I know house prices have fallen, but we could barely sell this for the amount of our mortgage now so I feel we are completely trapped into living next door to a open-cast mine for the foreseeable future and I would love to move if we had enough of a deposit to be able to do so.
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Open cast coalmine soon to be my neighbour!
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Preferthedogtothekids · 06/11/2012 11:08
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