Compulsory Purchase Order Bill 2025

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Sets out a new, clearer system for taking land for public purposes when it has to be acquired compulsorily, while making sure owners, lessees and occupiers are paid fair compensation. It would allow land to be transferred by vesting order, let people get an advance payment of at least 90% of the estimated compensation, and move compensation decisions to the Valuation Tribunal so disputes are handled more consistently. It also replaces very old land-acquisition laws and updates the rules so the process is easier to follow and more transparent.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the assessment of compensation payable on account of the compulsory acquisition of land; to provide for the acquisition of land by vesting order; to provide for the making of advance payments to owners, lessees and occupiers on account of compensation owed to them as a consequence of the compulsory acquisition of land; to provide for the transfer of functions relating to the assessment of compensation for compulsorily acquired land to the Valuation Tribunal; for those purposes to repeal the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 17 July 2025