0 a demand made by a public authority to buy land or property from a private owner in order to use the land for public purposes --
1 a decision made in a court of law giving a government organization, etc. the right to buy private property if it needs the land to build something that will be of use to the public, such as a new road: --
I have no definite information as to when the matter is likely to be concluded as the outcome of a compulsory purchase order is awaited.
They will be followed by a draft compulsory purchase order.
The mere threat of a compulsory purchase order does not give that protection.
Of course, if all fails there is the fallback position of the compulsory purchase order.
I am glad to say that a compulsory purchase order was made extremely rapidly.
In the area where the riot took place a compulsory purchase order was refused some years ago.
If the local authority says that this land should be used for a housing estate, it may put on it a compulsory purchase order.
The inquiry was into a planning application, a compulsory purchase order and the stopping up of diversion of footpaths.
