The purpose of the CPO is to secure the acquisition of all relevant interests in the land needed to deliver the Langarth Garden Village.
The Government’s CPO guidance states that the Council must only make a CPO where there is a compelling case in the public interest and that it must be sure that the purposes for which the order is made justify interfering with the human rights of those with an interest in the affected land.
While the Council already owns the majority of land required for the development of the Northern Access Road, the two primary schools, the park and ride extension, the energy centre, the key utilities and the housing, as well as the green and community spaces, it has not been able to acquire by negotiation all the areas of land and rights needed to deliver the scheme by agreement.
