A council report published on Tuesday said that if the current landowner were unable to commence with its development, then the authority would look for an alternative. This would involve developers ...

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Currently objections to a compulsory purchase order (CPO) can be considered by way of a public inquiry, hearing or written representations. Hearings are uncommon and all objectors must consent to ...

The Beorma Quarter development has been on the brink of happening for the last 11 years. Now, maybe it will, thanks to a compulsory purchase order by Birmingham City Council. Council paperwork reveals ...

After tinkering with parts of the compulsory purchase regime in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, in an effort to streamline and modernise it, the government has now published a consultation ...

Burnley Council’s Executive will consider proposals to make Compulsory Purchase Orders on three long-term vacant private-sector properties, as part of the Council’s ongoing Empty Homes Programme, at ...

Town centres are at the heart of our local communities and economies but most are in serious decline. Although this deterioration is not exactly news, the government’s levelling-up agenda has recently ...

Leading Property lawyers have urged the government to change compulsory purchase laws so that regeneration projects are better protected against legal challenges. The government has proposed ...

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“The confirmation of the CPO means another key milestone on the project has been reached," said Sir Roy McNulty, acting chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). "It is a very positive end to ...