NALC supports plans to strengthen compulsory purchase for affordable housing

We have welcomed the government's proposal to strengthen the compulsory purchase order process for parish and town councils. This would enable small affordable housing schemes where back-to-back agreements could be arranged with registered affordable housing providers.

In response to the government's consultation on the compulsory purchase process and compensation reforms, we supported efforts to make the compulsory purchase order process easier to use to enable more affordable housing to be built in scheme areas.

We also agreed with the evidence collected by other government departments on compulsory purchases that some parish and town councils are eager for a more proactive approach to using compulsory purchase orders on their behalf.

This consultation seeks views on reforming the compulsory purchase process and compensation rules and on various proposals to implement technical reforms to make it cheaper, quicker, and fairer.