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<p>Since the Department’s National Planning Casework Unit took over responsibility
for issuing Compulsory Purchase Order decisions in May 2012, the Secretary of State
has issued decisions on 76 opposed Compulsory Purchase Orders. 73 decisions went along
with the Inspector’s recommendation, and 3 did not.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of Liverpool
City Council and Welsh Streets, the Secretary of State disagreed with the Inspector’s
report that recommended confirming the Order. The reasoning is summarised in the Written
Ministerial Statement of 16 January 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 35WS.</p><p>
</p><p>In the case of the Northumberland Development Project the Inspector recommended
that the Order should not be confirmed or that, in the event that the Secretary of
State is minded to confirm the Order, he should confirm the Order with modifications
subject to receipt of a satisfactory Section 106 agreement. Following receipt of the
Inspector’s Report the Secretary of State deferred his decision on the Order and in
accordance with the Inspector’s recommendation wrote to all parties seeking representations.
The Secretary of State subsequently confirmed the Order with modifications on 11 July
2014.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of the Shepherd’s Bush Market area the Inspector recommended
that the Order should not be confirmed or, if the Secretary of State is minded to
confirm the Order, it should be modified by deleting some of the Order lands. In confirming
the Order the Secretary of State considered that the proposed purpose of the Order
would significantly contribute to the wellbeing of the area and fitted in with the
adopted planning framework for the area. He was satisfied that sufficient safeguards
were in place to protect traders and shopkeepers and that the potential financial
viability of the scheme had been demonstrated, and that no adequate alternatives existed
in terms of achieving the purpose of the proposal, particularly in light of the urgent
need to redevelop the Market. The Secretary of State confirmed the Order with modifications
on 10 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Each case is considered on its individual
merits, with due process.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of the Secretary of State’s decision
letter and the Inspector’s Report in each case have been placed in the Library of
the House.</p>
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