Compulsory Purchase is a very valuable tool for land assembly for major schemes. It can though have serious consequences for those who happen to have affected interests.

 

It should be managed carefully and pro-actively by both sides to mitigate adverse impacts.

 

Highly complex, sometimes contentious and often with public acquiring authority under funding pressure, affected parties need to engage early, negotiate sensibly, plan and claim properly.   Acquiring authorities should treat fairly and act responsibly to.