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High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans that HS2 Limited will offer land subject to a Compulsory Purchase Order that has not been used by the project back to its previous owner under the Crichel Down rules.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans that HS2 Limited will offer land subject to a Compulsory Purchase Order that has not been used by the project back to its previous owner under the Crichel Down rules.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Land and property assets that have been acquired for HS2 via Compulsory Purchase Order or Statutory Blight, and that are no longer required, will be sold subject to the Crichel Down Rules. These require Government departments, under certain circumstances,...

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