Compulsory Purchase Order meaning

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Overriding principles The DMCC’s core requirement is that a product’s “total price” must be shown prominently in every invitation to purchase (ITP). (For what constitutes an ITP, see here.) The total price covers all amounts the consumer will inevitably pay, which therefore includes any compulsory delivery charges. There is a limited DMCC exception. Where, owing to the nature of the product, a compulsory delivery charge cannot reasonably be worked out in advance, every ITP must explain how that charge will be calculated. This explanation must appear with the same prominence as the total price and must enable the consumer to determine the overall cost. Typically, equal prominence means placing this information beside or immediately below the total price. Before relying on this carve‑out, traders should be satisfied that the compulsory delivery charge genuinely cannot be calculated beforehand. The CMA has indicated that the exception will be applied narrowly...

In this issue: Key planning and case law developments Compulsory purchase Planning policy Biodiversity Marine planning Highways, streets and public rights of way Nationally significant infrastructure projects Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Key planning and case law developments Key planning developments and case law in 2024 and what to expect in 2025 For an overview of 2024’s principal planning developments and what to anticipate in 2025, see News Analysis: Key planning law developments—end of year review 2024 and what to expect in 2025. For a digest of the leading 2024 cases shaping planning law and practice, see News Analysis: 2024 key cases round up for planning lawyers. Compulsory purchase Consultations on further compulsory purchase reforms On 19 December 2024, MHCLG issued a consultation on compulsory purchase reforms, inviting views on a range of proposals intended to implement technical changes to the compulsory purchase process...

In this issue: Planning and Infrastructure Bill Planning issues in energy projects Planning applications and decisions Highways and rights of way Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Planning and Infrastructure Bill MHCLG introduces Planning and Infrastructure Bill to Parliament The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has laid the Planning and Infrastructure Bill before Parliament. It sets out major reforms to accelerate and simplify the planning regime, including: swifter consenting for NSIPs and refreshed National Policy Statements, localised planning fees, a scheme delegating planning decisions, a nature restoration fund to support environmental interventions, a strategic planning system across England, stronger development corporations, and a simplified compulsory purchase process. The package aims to cut delays, reduce costs and drive economic growth while advancing the UK’s clean energy and climate ambitions. Critics, however, caution that reduced consultation and streamlined nature protections could erode local accountability and environmental scrutiny, potentially limiting transparency,...

Context Numerous statutory regimes confer compulsory purchase powers for defined aims on designated bodies (see Practice Note: Sources and limits of compulsory purchase powers). Ordinarily, authority to compel acquisition is given through a compulsory purchase order (CPO). The specified body, known as the acquiring authority, makes the order, which is then confirmed by the confirming authority—either the minister empowered to authorise compulsory acquisition, an inspector appointed to act on the minister’s behalf, or in certain circumstances the acquiring authority itself. This Practice Note concentrates on the steps for promoting a CPO governed by the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (ALA 1981). ALA 1981 covers the majority of compulsory acquisitions undertaken by public bodies. Distinct procedures can, however, apply where compulsory acquisition is embedded within development consent orders under the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008). That route is outside the scope of this Practice Note; for guidance see: Practice Notes—Compulsory acquisition for NSIPs—introduction and principles; Compulsory acquisition for NSIPs—application, draft DCO and supporting documentation; and Compulsory acquisition for NSIPs—examination, making...

Context The compulsory purchase regime is founded on the premise that a proprietor of land, or of rights, that are compulsorily taken or disturbed is entitled to be compensated. Consequently, working out the compensation is a central part of the compulsory purchase process; see: Promoting a compulsory purchase order, covering preparation of the order, its supporting documents and the making of the order. This Practice Note sets out the core principles for assessing compensation arising from the compulsory acquisition of an interest in land. Compulsory acquisition must rest on specific statutory authority, whether for taking the land itself or rights in or over it. The Royal Prerogative is reserved to the Crown, and even the Crown typically prefers to expropriate or requisition land under statutory powers. Most acquisitions proceed under Public General Acts, for example the Highways Act 1980 (HiA 1980). The making and confirmation of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) is usually regulated by the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (ALA 1981). See Practice Note: Sources and limits...

This Practice Note outlines the principal statutory models of development corporation used in England, their purposes, how they are brought into being, and the key powers and planning matters for practitioners advising promoters, landowners, local authorities and other stakeholders. What is a development corporation? A development corporation is a statutory body corporate established to deliver development, regeneration or a new settlement within a defined area, using a suite of powers that commonly includes land assembly, undertaking development, delivering infrastructure and, for some models, planning functions. Development corporations are constituted under different statutory routes. In England, the main models are provided by the New Towns Act 1981 (NTA 1981), Part 16 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (LGPLA 1980), and Part 8 of the Localism Act 2011 (LA 2011). The selected route determines: who designates the area and establishes the corporation; and which powers and duties exist and how planning functions can be conferred. Types of development corporation...

This Agreement is dated [ date ] and is between the following parties: 1 [ Council ], whose principal place of business is at [ address ] (the Council); 2 [ Developer ], whose registered office is at [ address ] (the Developer); and 3 [ the Guarantor ], whose registered office is at [ address ] (the Guarantor). BACKGROUND The Council is the local authority for the area within which the Site is located. The Council and the Developer together propose to develop the Site. The Council and Developer have both been endeavouring to acquire the land and/or rights needed to develop the Site but have not managed to secure all of such land and/or rights...