English councils to gain new powers to buy cheap green belt land

English councils to gain new powers to buy cheap green belt land

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​Landowners unwilling to sell would face compulsory purchase orders if site could host ‘quality housing scheme’Business live – latest updatesCouncils and public bodies in England are to be handed powers to compulsorily buy cheap green belt land as part of the new Labour government’s drive to build 1.5m homes by 2030.Green belt landowners who are unwilling to sell would face compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) that would force them to hand over their land if the site could host a “quality housing scheme” in the public interest. Continue reading… 

Landowners unwilling to sell would face compulsory purchase orders if site could host ‘quality housing scheme’

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Councils and public bodies in England are to be handed powers to compulsorily buy cheap green belt land as part of the new Labour government’s drive to build 1.5m homes by 2030.

Green belt landowners who are unwilling to sell would face compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) that would force them to hand over their land if the site could host a “quality housing scheme” in the public interest.

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