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Compulsory Purchase - The Legal & Procedural Aspects Uncovered

Level
Intermediate: Requires some prior subject knowledge
CPD
2.5 hours
Group bookings
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Compulsory Purchase - The Legal & Procedural Aspects Uncovered

Session

13 Feb 2026

9:30 AM ‐ 12:00 PM

With a SmartPlan £153

With a Season Ticket £170

Standard price £340

All prices exclude VAT

Introduction

Compulsory purchase is being used more frequently to deliver infrastructure and regeneration. Advisers need to be confident about who can use the powers, when they can be exercised, and how to run or challenge the process without delay or defect. Recent practice trends and decisions have sharpened scrutiny on consultation, objections, inquiries/examinations, and the choice between GVD vs NT/NOE routes, so up-to-date know-how is critical.

After this virtual classroom seminar, viewers will map the CPO lifecycle, spot the time-critical traps, and know when to negotiate accommodation works or deploy blight notices. Getting this wrong risks invalid steps, timetable slippage, increased costs, and weaker outcomes at inquiry.

Expect practical checklists, drafting tips, and answers to common ‘live file’ questions (e.g., what makes a persuasive objection? How do we evidence alternatives? How should we frame Statements of Reasons?).

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

  • Legal framework for compulsory purchase and compensation - who can use the powers, purpose/public interest tests, and key statutory hooks
  • CPO lifecycle and documents: resolution to make, drafting/referencing, Statement of Reasons, service/publicity, objections, inquiry/examination, confirmation and challenge
  • Routes to possession: choosing and managing GVD vs Notice to Treat/Notice of Entry, vesting/possession timelines, and common traps
  • Accommodation works: what they are, when to negotiate, how to scope and record them, and how they interface with compensation
  • Planning blight: qualifying interests, blight notices, timing, and risk management for both claimants and acquiring authorities
  • Objections and representations under CPO, DCO and Special Act procedures—what makes a persuasive case, evidence, and Statements of Common Ground
  • Recent cases and practice developments: what’s changed and how to adapt SoRs, proofs and strategy
  • Strategy, representation and advocacy: running a defensible process (authorities) or a robust challenge (claimants); engagement records and audit trail
  • Where RICS guidance fits and how to use it to support process and evidence

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.

Compulsory Purchase - The Legal & Procedural Aspects Uncovered