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Review of Compulsory Purchase ‘imperative’, says CLA The CLA today (6 October) said the Conservatives' confirmation that the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail line from London to Birmingham will branch off to Manchester and Leeds makes it imperative for the Government to review compulsory purchase laws. The Association urged landowners significantly affected by the "Y" shaped network to consider applying to the Exceptional Hardship Scheme to buy their property now at its full value before it is devalued by the rail line.
CLA President William Worsley said: "The Exceptional Hardship Scheme to purchase properties blighted by the High Speed 2 line is only temporary and once the route is confirmed claimants can only rely on conditions of sale under a 'blight notice'. Alternatively, they could wait for the compulsory acquisition under a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) but many CPOs are wholly inadequate.
"The CLA has lobbied for many years to change the blight and compulsory purchase laws. Ten years ago, the Government recognised there was a problem and set up the Compulsory Purchase Policy Review which recommended a whole range of reforms to make the system fairer but these have never been implemented."
Mr Worsley added: "The onset of HS2 now makes a fundamental review of CPO laws imperative. We believe that the Government should include a duty of care to people whose land is acquired in the national interest."
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