Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 8489
Agriculture: Compulsory Purchase
Tabled: 10 October 2024
Answered: 29 November 2024
Question
Gareth Davies
Conservative — Grantham and Bourne
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
Matthew PennycookDevelopment 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...
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