Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 57201

Pylons: Lincolnshire

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 13 June 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of compulsory purchase orders that will be required in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire as part of the Grimsby to W

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Planning Act 2008 includes provisions for the compulsory acquisition of land as part of Development Consent Orders (DCO). Decisions on whether to grant compulsory purchase orders (CPO) are made by the Secretary of State as part of the decision to gran...
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