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The value of your property must have gone down by more than 拢50 as the result of specific types of pollution or disturbance from the use of a new or altered road.

What you can claim for

You can only make a Part I claim because of:

• noise
• vibration
• smell
• fumes
• smoke
• artificial lighting
• solid or liquid discharge on to your property

What you can鈥檛 claim for

You can鈥檛 make a Part I claim for:

• other problems caused by a road, such as losing your view, natural light or privacy (sometimes called 鈥榖light鈥�)
• problems coming from another part of the road - your claim must be for the part of the road that鈥檚 new or altered
• a road that鈥檚 only been resurfaced

Types of property you can claim for

You can usually only claim for property you own and occupy.

You must own the property both:

• before the road opened to traffic
• when you make your claim

You must also be able to prove you own 1 of the following:

• the property鈥檚 freehold
• the property鈥檚 leasehold, with at least 3 years left to run on your lease on the date you make your claim

You can鈥檛 claim for property that was part of a 鈥榗ompulsory purchase鈥� for the construction of the road.

Homes

You must be living in the property when you make your claim, unless you can鈥檛 because:

• you let it to tenants
• there鈥檚 another legal reason preventing you, for example a court order

Agricultural land

You must occupy the property both:

• before the road opened to traffic
• when you make your claim

Business premises

You must occupy the whole property, or a substantial part of it, both:

• before the road opened to traffic
• when you make your claim

Your property鈥檚 rateable value must be below 拢34,800.

Other requirements

Read Highways England鈥檚 guide to Part I claims to check if you need to meet other requirements.