Object
Publication Draft
Representation ID: 65400
Received: 26/06/2014
Respondent: mr geoffrey butcher
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
The Department for Communities and Local Government in 2012 revoked Local Authority / District Council's powers to use compulsory purchase for Gypsy & Traveller sites. This applies both to sites in green belt and open countryside.
However despite this being clear and having been called into Scrutiny in Feb / march 2014 by several District Councillors , WDC are persisting with this policy. There were in the initial list of sites, two where the landowners were keen to sell but these were rejected (not for cogent reasons ) by WDC
The Department for Communities and Local Government in 2012 revoked Local Authority / District Council's powers to use compulsory purchase for Gypsy & Traveller sites. This applies both to sites in green belt and open countryside.
However despite this being clear and having been called into Scrutiny in Feb / march 2014 by several District Councillors , WDC are persisting with this policy. There were in the initial list of sites, two where the landowners were keen to sell but these were rejected (not for cogent reasons ) by WDC