so far answers have ranged from " wod dat den ? purchase wot dat ?"
to the frankly gormless
//They should be paying much more than a fair price.//
no actually the law will say the buyers should pay a market price ( rather obviously so that pliant civil servants cannot stuff relations and pliant friends mouths with gold )
it seems clear that no one here has been subject to one
Google UK compulsory planning order
and many sites come up including a govt site
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571449/booklet1.pdf
I am not sure if it is ZM-s ref but it is certainly the same booklet
you need booklet 4 as well ( residential owner)
They say very early on that you should be seeking professional help ( ie NOT us but you might have gathered that already ) and obviously paying for it
some people would die for a compulsory purchase -
you clearly are not one of them
Good Luck