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Compulsory Purchase Orders

The St Helens Borough Council (Land South of Newton-le-Willows Railway Station and off Alfred Street) Compulsory Purchase Order 2015

A public local inquiry into this matter was held on Tuesday 12 July 2016 at St Helens Town Hall. The  Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has confirmed the above Compulsory Purchase Order.

The council made a General Vesting Declaration (GVD) on 10 February 2017 - this can be downloaded below. In simple terms, the GVD gave notice that, from 1 April 2017, the council would take ownership of the land that was subject to the CPO and the council would have the right to enter the land and take possession of it.

The official notice confirming the CPO is also available below, along with the confirmation letter, the inspector's report, the confirmed order and the confirmed order map. Further documents relating the CPO inquiry are available below that.

General Vesting Declaration

• General Vesting Declaration, 10 February 2017

Confirmation Documents

• Notice of Confirmation (INCLUDING PRESCRIBED FORM FOR GIVING INFORMATION)
• Confirmation Letter
• Inspector's Report
• Confirmed Order 
• Confirmed Order Map

Inquiry Document Library

Documents relating to the Compulsory Purchase Order to facilitate the acquisition of land south of Newton-le-Willows Railway Station (accessed off Alfred Street) are available to download below:

• Public Notice of Inquiry, 23 May 2016
• Core Bundle Index
• Enclosures to Statement of Case (including The Order, Order Schedule and Order Map, response to individual objections and Planning Committee Report dated 8 December 2015)
• ODPM Circular 06/04
• List of Documents for the Inquiry
• Planning Permission P/2016/0394 - Decision Notice 08.07.2016
• Listed Building Consent P/2016/0393 - Decision Notice 08.07.2016

Volume A

• A1 - National Planning Policy Framework, March 2012
• A2 - St.Helens Unitary Development Plan 1998 (Saved Polices)
• A3 - St.Helens Sustainable Community Plan (2008-2018)
• A4 - Supplementary Planning Document, Ensuring a Choice of Travel (June 2010)
• A5 - The Third Local Transport Plan for Merseyside (April 2011)
• A6 - St.Helens Core Strategy (October 2012)
• A7 - St.Helens Plan (2015-2018)
• A8 - Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, A Transport Plan for Growth
• A9 - The Department for Transport Guidance, Design Practice for Accessible Railway Stations (March 2015)

Volume B

• B1 - Planning Permission on Planning Application P/2015/0493 dated 8 December 2015 for Park and Ride Scheme
• B2 - Location Plan for  Planning Application P/2015/0493
• B3 - Proposed Site Plan for Planning Application P/2015/0493
• B4 - Planning Officer's Report dated 8 December 2015 relating to Park and Ride Scheme
• B5 - Transport Assessment dated June 2015 prepared by Mouchel Limited
• B5 - Transport Assessment dated June 2015 prepared by Mouchel Limited APPENDICES
• B6 - Newton-le-Willows Park and Ride/Bus Interchange, Planning Statement dated June 2015 prepared by Mouchel Limited
• B7 - Newton-le-Willows Park and Ride/Bus Interchange, Supplementary Planning Statement dated October 2015 prepared by Mouchel Limited
• B8 - Application for Planning Permission dated 15 April 2016
• B9 - Location Plan for Planning Application P/2016/0394 in relation to Phase 2
• B10 - Proposed Site Plan for Planning Application P/2016/0394 in relation to Phase 2
• B11 - Design Statement dated 14 April 2016 prepared by Seed Architects

Volume C

• C1 - Newton-le-Willows Interchange Full Business Case dated December 2014
• C2 - Newton-le-Willows Interchange Full Business Case – Appendices dated November 2014

Volume D

• D1 - Guidance on Compulsory Purchase Process and The Crichel Down Rules for the disposal of surplus land acquired by, or under the threat of, compulsion
• D2 - Cabinet Report dated 22 July 2015
• D3 - Minutes of Cabinet meeting on 22 July 2015 resolving to make CPO
• D4 - Compulsory Purchase Order dated 2 November 2015
• D4 - Compulsory Purchase Order Map dated 2 November 2015
• D5 - Tracked changes of the amended Order
• D6 - Statement of Reasons dated 2 November 2015
• D7 - Notices of CPO to Qualifying Persons (Form 8) dated 5 November 2015
• D8 - Copy advertisement (Form 7) as published in St Helens Star on 5th and 12th November 2015
• D9 - General Certificate in Support of Order Submission dated 13 November 2015
• D10 - Protected Assets Certificate dated 13 November 2015
• D11 - Letter of objection dated 9 November 2015 from David Russon
• D12 - Letter of objection dated 30 November 2015 from MLM Cartwright Solicitors on behalf of AP Wireless II (UK) Limited
• D13 - Letter of objection dated 4 December 2015 from MLM Cartwright Solicitors on behalf of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
• D14 - Letter of objection dated 4 December 2015 from Roger Hannah & Co on behalf of Gryphon Management Limited
• D15 - Letter of objection dated 4 December 2015 from Roger Hannah & Co on behalf of Stewart Chivers t/a Prestige Motors Direct Limited
• D16 - Letter of objection dated 4 December 2015 from Roger Hannah & Co on behalf of Mr D Arslanian t/a J D Estates
• D17 - Letter of objection dated 6 December 2015 from Mr Philip Jackson
• D18 - Statement of Case dated 12 February 2016
• D19 - Notice of Inquiry dated 17 February 2016
• D20 - Letter withdrawing objection dated 1 June 2016 from MLM Cartwright Solicitors on behalf of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Proofs of Evidence

• Gerard Woods - Summary Proof
• Gerard Woods - Proof of Evidence
• Appendices to Gerard Woods Proof
• David Egerton - Proof of Evidence
• Appendices to David Egerton Proof (pages 1-25)
• Appendices to David Egerton Proof (pages 26-50)
• Appendices to David Egerton Proof (pages 51-81)
• Norman Reece - Summary Proof
• Norman Reece - Proof of Evidence
• Appendices to Norman Reece Proof
• David Jones - Summary Proof
• David Jones - Proof of Evidence
• Appendices to David Jones Proof
• Richard Crossley - Summary Proof
• Richard Crossley - Proof of Evidence
• Appendices to Richard Crossley Proof