The Crichel Down Rules


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Practice notes

The Crichel Down Rules


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Planning expert

Practice notes
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The Crichel Down Rules

It is not uncommon for acquiring authorities to seek to dispose of land acquired by compulsory purchase. Often this is because the acquiring authority helped assemble land interests needed to bring forward a development, and will subsequent to implementation of the compulsory purchase order (CPO) dispose of the land to a developer who will bring forward the development. However, sometimes land which was acquired through a CPO has become Surplus to requirements. In such circumstances, an acquiring authority may want to, or be required to, dispose of the land.

The Crichel Down Rules require that in certain circumstances, surplus government land that was acquired by, or under a threat of, compulsion, is offered back to former owners, their successors, or to sitting tenants. The Rules are non-statutory, although as explained below, the courts do expect adherence to them where they apply.

In England, the Crichel Down Rules are contained in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Guidance on ‘The Crichel Down Rules’ (the English Rules).

In Wales, the Crichel Down Rules are contained

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Non-statutory guidance which requires that all surplus land acquired by or under the threat of compulsory purchase is offered back to former owners or their successors.

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