Is a landowner entitled to compensation?

Compensation payable may be determined in respect of the following matters:

• damage to the surface of the land;
• damage to crops, trees, grasses, fruit, vegetables or other vegetation on the land;
• damage to buildings, structures or works on the land;
• damage to any improvement on the land;
• loss of opportunity to make any planned improvement on the land;
• deprivation of possession or use of the whole or part of the surface of the land;
• severance of the land from other land of the owner or occupier of that land;
• destruction or loss of, or injury to, disturbance of, or interference with, stock;
• loss of amenity, including recreation and conservation values;
• any decrease in the market values of the owner's or occupier's interest in the land; or
• surface rights of way and easements.

Compensation is not payable for the value of any minerals in or upon the land.

Where the parties are unable to agree on the level of compensation the matter may be referred to the Mining Tribunal where an appropriate level of compensation will be determined.