HC Deb 07 July 1947 vol 439 c1934
The Lord Advocate

I beg to move, in page 40, line 23, to leave out from "acquisition," to "he," in line 36, and to insert: by the appropriate local authority, then it the Secretary of State is satisfied—

  1. (a) in the case of land comprised in an area denned by the plan as an area of comprehensive development, that the land is required in order to secure the development or redevelopment of the said area or that it is expedient in the public interest that the land should be held together with land so required;
  2. (b) in any other case, that it is necessary that the land should be acquired under this Section for the purpose of securing Us use in the manner proposed by the plan."
This Amendment is intended to make clear that once an area has been defined by the development plan as an area of comprehensive development, the Secretary of State may authorise the compulsory purchase of any land within that area if he is satisfied, first, that the land is required to secure the development or redevelopment; or, secondly, that it is expedient in the public interest that the land should be held along with lands so required, for example, isolated plots in the area on which no actual development is proposed. In other cases the Secretary of State has to be satisfied that the acquisition of land is necessary in accordance with the development plan.

Amendment agreed to.

Mr. Westwood

I beg to move, in page 41, line 6, after "fit," to insert: after consultation with the local planning authorities concerned. Clause 34 (3), as it stands, enables the Secretary of State to authorise the compulsory purchase of land by other than the local planning authority in whose district the land compulsorily acquired is situated. The Amendment is to implement a promise given by the Joint Under-Secretary of State in Committee.

Amendment agreed to.