Compulsory Purchase
Commons · Question 10188 · Tabled 21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make her policy to bring forward legislative proposals for compulsory purchase powers for local authorities so that they are able to compulsory purchase at current us
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 28 Oct 2024
The government recently brought into force regulations that provide for the removal of ‘hope value’ from the assessment of compensation, where there is justification in the public interest. Guidance and a fact sheet on the measures was published on 3 Octo...