Guidance on the compulsory purchase process

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2026
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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Abstract

Provides detailed guidance on the compulsory purchase process in England, explaining the enabling powers involved. Also covers common procedural issues, procedural issues applying to some compulsory purchase orders and separate but related guidance.

History

Last updated: 17 June 2026. Document type: guidance. First published: 3 October 2024.

Subjects

  • Planning and development
  • Planning control
  • Compulsory purchase of land

Publisher History

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a UK Government ministerial department with responsibility for several policy areas including building regulation, community integration, economic development in coastal and seaside areas, energy efficiency in buildings, high streets and town centres, housing, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and Enterprise Zones, localism, planning reform and the planning system. They were previously known as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, MHCLG, Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.

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