Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inAlex RossThursday 05 November 2026 10:12 GMTRelated: HS2 cost forecast hits £103bn as minister slams previous government for 'blowing' budgetLandlink (Stoke Mandeville) Ltd has been awarded £10.6m in compensation after a strip of land in Buckinghamshire was seized by the Department for Transport for an HS2 relief road.The Upper Tribunal heard that the 2.7-acre acquisition bisected an eight-acre site, fatally undermining plans to build a large retirement village complex.Tribunal experts concluded that the site's value plummeted from £10.15m to £190,000 because the remaining parcels of land were too small to support a viable scheme.The ruling comes as total expenditure on land and property for HS2 reached £3.1bn by 2024, amid estimates that the overall project cost could rise to £103bn.The Taxpayers' Alliance condemned the award as another example of spiralling costs, while the Department for Transport noted the land was acquired under the previous government.In fullThe three-acre meadow seized for HS2 that cost UK taxpayers £10mMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in