Legal Orders

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

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

• improve, raise, lower or alter the highway
• stop up highways and private means of access to premises
• provide private means of access

The CPO and SRO were made on 4 December 2025.

One objection has been received to the CPO and 3 objections have been received to both the CPO and SRO. We are currently in the process of reviewing the grounds of objection and working with the objectors to resolve the points raised.

All information relating to the CPO and SRO can be found on this page.

Compulsory Purchase Order and Plans

• Non-sealed compulsory purchase order (PDF)
• Non-sealed compulsory purchase order plans (PDF)
• Sealed compulsory purchase order (PDF)
• Sealed compulsory purchase order plans (PDF)

Side Roads Order and Plans

• Non-sealed Side Roads Order (PDF)
• Non-sealed Side Roads Order plans (PDF)
• Sealed Side Roads Order (PDF)
• Sealed Side Roads Order plans (PDF)

Statement of reasons

• Statement of reasons (December 2025) (PDF)

Statement of case

• South Derbyshire Growth Zone Statement of Case (PDF)

Plans

• General arrangement plan (PDF)

Legal documents

• Delegation agreement – National Highways (PDF)
• Delegation agreement – Derby City Council signed counterpart (PDF)
• Delegation Agreement – Derbyshire County Council signed counterpart (PDF)

Legislation

• Highways Act 1980
• The Town and Country Planning Act 1990
• Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
• Acquisition of Land Act 1981
• Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
• Planning and infrastructure Act 2025
• The Human Rights Act 1998
• Land Compensation Act 1973
• Electricity Act 1989

National policy documents and guidance

• Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government Guidance on 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)
• Transport Analysis Guidance – the Transport Appraisal Process (2025) (PDF)
• The National Planning Policy Framework (updated 2024) (PDF)
• DfT Circular No. 1/97 Highways act 1980 – Orders under section 14 of the Highways Act 1980 (PDF)
• National Highways Delivery Plan update (2024 to 2025) (PDF)
• National Highways Interim Period Delivery Plan (April 2025 to March 2026) (PDF)

Local policy documents

• Local Enterprise Partnership D2N2 Strategic Economic Plan Vision 2030 Strategy (July 2020) (PDF)
• Midlands Connect Road to Success strategic transport road map (February 2022) (PDF)
• Midlands Connect Fairer, Greener, Stronger – Strategic Transport Plan (April 2022) (PDF)
• Derbyshire County Council Local Transport Plan (LTP3) (April 2011)
• South Derbyshire District Council Local Plan (September 2017) Part 1 (full version) (PDF)
• South Derbyshire District Council Local Plan (September 2017) Part 2 (reduced version) (PDF)
• Derby City Local Plan Core Strategy (January 2017) (PDF)
• East Midlands Combined County Authority Board report (9 March 2026) (PDF)

Standards, policy, specification and guidance

• Standards for Highways
• British Standards
• Traffic signs manual (guidance) (GOV.UK)
• CIRIA publications (guidance/best practice)
• LTN1/20 cycle infrastructure design (DfT)
• Derby City Council traffic signals specification (PDF)
• Derby City Council street lighting guide for private developers (PDF)
• Derbyshire County Council materials policy (PDF)
• Derbyshire County Council street lighting specification (PDF)

Planning permission documents

• Derbyshire County Council planning permission (CD9/0319/110) (April 2021) (PDF)
• Derby City Council planning permission (19/00417/FUL) (April 2021) (PDF)

Funding

• OBC Commercial Dimension (August 2022)
• OBC Economic Dimension (24 October 2023)
  • Appendix A - EMGM Local Model Validation Report Appendices (PDF)
  • Appendix A - EMGM Local Model Validation Report (PDF)
  • Appendix A - EMGM Local Model Validation Report (technical) (PDF)
    
  • Appendix B - Appraisal Summary Report (PDF)
  • Appendix C - EMGM Forecasting Report (PDF)
  • Appendix D - Economic Appraisal Report (PDF)
  • Appendix E - Reliability Impacts Report (PDF)
  • Appendix F - Scheme Dependent Development Technical Note (PDF)
  • Appendix G - COBALT Accident Data (PDF)
  • Appendix H - Scheme Costs Technical Note (PDF)
  • Appendix I - Appraisal Tables (PDF)
  • Appendix J - Option Assessment Report (PDF)
  • Appendix K - EMGM Demand Model Report (PDF)
• OBC Financial Dimension (31 August 2022) (PDF)
  • Risk register (June 2021) (PDF)
• OBC Management Dimension (31 August 2022) (PDF)
• OBC Strategic Dimension (9 February 2023) (PDF)
• Levelling Up Fund – Grant Letter 2021/22 (9 March 2022)
• Levelling Up Fund – Grant Letter 2022/23 (11 July 2022)
• Levelling Up Fund – Grant Letter 2023/24 (4 July 2023)
• EMCCA Report (9 March 2026) (PDF)
• EMCCA Decision Notice (9 March 2026) (PDF)

Other documents referred to

• Development Framework Document – Infinity Garden Village (PDF)
• Levelling Up Fund Prioritisation of Places Model (March 2021)