Past News Items


Compulsory Purchase and Crichel Down Rules 

On 12th November last the CPA were invited to participate in a stakeholder engagement exercise concerning a replacement for Appendix C of the Memorandum to ODPM Circular 06/2004, “Compulsory Purchase and the Crichel Down Rules”. 

Views were sought regarding the considerations that should be borne in mind by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Secretary of State, and on the circumstances in which it is appropriate for the Homes and Communities Agency to make a Compulsory Purchase Order.

Click here for a summary of the responses received together with responses to some key points raised.  

Click here for Revised Appendix C


Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 
In July 2009 the Government commenced a formal public consultation on it detailed proposals for the introduction of a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), including a set of draft regulations which the Secretary of State is empowered to make by Part 11 of the Planning Act 2008.

I am writing to thank you for your response to that consultation and to tell you that the Government today published and laid before Parliament the final CIL Regulations, which will, subject to approval by MPs, come into force on 6 April 2010.

For the Regulations themselves click here

Explanatory Memorandum click here

Explanatory Memorandum, Impact Assessment and summary of consultation responses are available on the CLG website click here

HS2 Exceptional Hardship Scheme Consultation

The DfT are consulting on a voluntary scheme to address exceptional hardship caused by blight on the HS2 preferred route. A draft response has been prepared and will be presented to the Committee at the 17th May Committee meeting ahead of the closing date for consultation which is 20th May.

The consultation papers can be found on the DfT website at  http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/2010-18/  and the draft CPA response can be downloaded here. If you would like to make any comments please let the Committee have them no later than 1pm on Monday 17th May so that they can be considered at the Committee meeting. Contact details for Committee members are on the Committee web page (see menu on left of this page).

Paul Astbury BSc (Hons) MRICS | Head of Compulsory Purchase


Response to the consultation on Review of Fees for the Lands Tribunal  -  the Government response to the public consultation 'Reviewof Fees for the Lands Tribunal (The Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal) has now been published - click here. 

Government Office for London (GOL)  

The responsibility for ministerial CPOs in England has now passed to:

National Unit for Land Acquisition and Disposal

Communities and Local Government

1/C4 Eland House

Bressenden Place

London, SW1E 5DU 

Please click here for details