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It states that in the article, "though a local myth persists that the road had to be split because the owners refused to sell the land during its construction."
by cadab 14y ago
It states that in the article, "though a local myth persists that the road had to be split because the owners refused to sell the land during its construction.".
- RobAley 14y agoHaving previously lived near there, I believe that the correct version of events goes something like as follows: When the motorway was being built, a (non-compulsory) offer was made to purchase the land. When this offer was turned down, a Compulsory Purchase Order was initiated. However as the land that the house sits on was not technically required for the motorway, a CPO could not be made for that part of the land. The surrounding land which was needed and would have still fallen under a CPO was then sold and realising they would not be able to get a CPO for the house it was not applied for.