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Agriculture: Compulsory Purchase

Commons · Question 8489 · Tabled 10 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 29 Nov 2024

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Asked by Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to support farmers affected by compulsory purchase orders for nationally significant infrastructure projects to find alternative land nearb

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 29 Nov 2024

Development Consent Orders can include provisions which allow the applicant to compulsorily acquire land, with applicants required to follow the process and procedures set out in the Planning Act 2008 and associated regulations.Government guidance for app...