Comment by dgroshev

I believe I have a solid hypothesis for what happened there https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33889445

If they indeed ordered a valuation for the whole plot as they did with the environmental assessment, it explains both the "£1M+ independent valuation", the £7k sale, and what the actual piece of land is.

I'm very eager to hear what leashless has to say.