Compulsory Purchase Order – North Quay, Newhaven

Our waste disposal contractor, (Veolia) was negotiating with the owners of the land at North Quay, Newhaven to acquire it for the construction of the Energy from Waste (EfW) facility.

As agreement with the land owners could not be reached, in February 2007 we made a CPO to acquire the land. This was then submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation.

On June 3 2008, following our acquisition of a lease for the EfW facility site, and registration with the Land Registry, Cabinet agreed to the withdrawal of the CPO.

The Secretary of State was informed of this decision and on 17 June 2008 notified us that in the circumstances she would not confirm the CPO. As such we are no longer proceeding with the CPO.

Public Inquiry

The Secretary of State decided that a Public Inquiry was needed, before reaching a decision. The Public Inquiry opened on 13 November 2007, at the White Hart Hotel, Lewes and finished on 12 January 2008.

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Compulsory Purchase Order (1024k) Compulsory Purchase Order document for land at North Quay, Newhaven.
Statement of Reasons (27k) Statement of Reasons about the Compulsory Purchase Order for land at North Quay, Newhaven.
Map of land at North Quay, Newhaven (365k) Map showing the land at North Quay, Newhaven involved in the Compulsory Purchase Order.
Public notice (13k) Copy of the public notice that appeared in the press, about the CPO for land at North Quay, Newhaven.
Public notice - Public Inquiry (89k) Copy of the public notice that appeared in the press, about the Public Inquiry into the CPO for land at North Quay, Newhaven.