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Ministry of Land and Natural Resources and predecessor: Land Commission (Policy)...
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| Reference | JH 4 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ministry of Land and Natural Resources and predecessor: Land Commission (Policy) Division: Registered Files (KL Series) |
| Date | 1964-1967 |
| Description | The records concern policy matters relating to the setting up of the Land Commission. Files from the P11 series (HLG 131) were re-registered into the KL series. |
| Related material |
Land Commission files can be found in |
| Separated material |
KG series KB series EST series Some files from the KL series were re-registered after 1967 into the KF and KN series, Others were re-registered into |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | KL file series |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Planning Division 11, 1961-1964 Ministry of Land and Natural Resources, Land Commission (Policy) Division, 1965-1967 |
| Physical description | 16 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
from 2007 Department for Communities and Local Government from 1997 Department of the Environment |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
| Administrative/ biographical background | Prior to October 1964, Planning Division 11 of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government was responsible for general questions on land, prices, land compensation and land transactions (except transactions under housing, water and public open space legislation); policy questions on terms of disposal by government departments; Landlord and Tenant Act 1954; and planning blight. When the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources was created in 1964 these responsibilities were split between the two Ministries. The Ministry of Land and Natural Resources, Land Commission (Policy) Division had responsibility for general questions on land prices and all compensation for compulsory purchase of interests in land (with the exception of the special provisions relating to compensation for slum clearance which remained with the Ministry of Housing and Local Government). The Land Commission (Policy) Division also had a general responsibility for the compensation to be paid in blight cases under the Planning Acts. Responsibility for compensation for planning restrictions eg, compensation for revocation and discontinuance of use orders and individual blight notice appeals, remained with the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The Land Commission (Policy) Division ceased to exist in 1967 when the Ministry of Land and Natrual Resources was wound up. |
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