Land acquisition

Compulsory Purchase Order and Side Roads Order process

Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)

The Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) is the process that enables us to acquire the land and rights necessary for the construction and maintenance of the new highway, including associated landscaping, drainage features and other infrastructure.

Side Roads Order (SRO)

The Side Roads Order (SRO) is the process that enables us to: 

• improve, raise, lower or alter the highway; i.e. to amend an unclassified road to bridleway or raise the classification of a road
• stop up highways and private means of access to premises, i.e. to remove the rights to use
• provide private means of access, i.e. to grant new rights to access premises

Planning Permission documents

• Derbyshire County Council Planning Permission (CD9/0319/110) (April 2021)
• Derby City Council Planning Permission (19/00417/FUL) (April 2021)

National Policy and Guidance

• Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government Guidance on the Compulsory Purchase Process (January 2025)
• The Department for Transport’s (DfT) Note on the Preparation, Drafting and Submission of Compulsory Purchase Orders for Highway Schemes and Car Parks for which the Secretary of State is the Confirming Authority. Circular No.2/97 – PDF in related documents section 
• Transport Analysis Guidance – the Transport Appraisal Process (2025)
• The National Planning Policy Framework (updated 2024)
• DfT circular 1/97 Highways act 1980 – Orders under section 14 of the Highways Act 1980 – PDF in related documents section 

Local plan policies

• Local Enterprise Partnership D2N2 Strategic Economic Plan Vision 2030 Strategy (July 2020) – PDF in related documents section 
• Midlands Connect - 'The Road to Success' (February 2022) 
• Midlands Connect - 'Fairer, greener, stronger' – a strategic transport plan
• Derbyshire County Council Local Transport Plan (LTP3) (April 2011)
• South Derbyshire District Council Local Plan (September 2017)
• Derby City Local Plan (January 2017)