--- In [email protected], Baz Juniper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >
> Planning Act. If it was a main road scheme it was probably promoted > by the Dept of Transport or whoever was in charge of driving roads > through unfortunate settlements at the time. They have compulsory > purchase powers; 'normal' developers, by and large, do not, except by > specific Act of Parliament [eg Channel Tunnel Rail Link]. Which > harks back to the Acts under which canals were built, many of which, > AIUI, did confer what were effectively compulsory purchase powers on > the promoters of the navigation. > There was an interesting presentation about this at the NCA meeting in Moira on Sunday. LEicestershire Council who are the lead in the Ashby Canal restoration (hooray for them - we need more local authorities like that!) actually made the very real and expensive effort to get a Transport Works Order (sp?) and that in effect seals the planning of the canal and gives them the right for compulsory purchase. It took 6 years to get and cost the around £250K but they will probably save that in land costs. Cheers Will
