A511 Growth Corridor Scheme

Find out about the compulsory purchase order and side roads order process for the A511.

Compulsory Purchase Order and Side Roads Order process

Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)

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

Non-sealed CPO order and plans
Sealed CPO order, plans and relevant notice

Side Road Order (SRO)

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

  • improve, raise, lower or alter the highway; i.e. 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. remove the rights to use
  • provide private means of access; i.e. grant new rights to access premises
Non-sealed SRO plans
Sealed SRO order, plans and relevant notice

Further supporting documents

General arrangement plans
Statement of reasons
Statement of reasons - supporting documents

Original Bardon Link Road Planning Application documents

Section 73 Bardon Link Road Planning Application documents

Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 

The Highways Act 1980 

The Acquisition of Land Act 1981 

The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 

New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 

The Human Rights Act 1998 

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 

The European Convention on Human Rights (as amended) (2021) 

Major Road Network and Large Local Majors Programmes: programme investment planning (2018) 

Guidance on Compulsory purchase process and The Crichel Down Rules (2019) 

Transport Analysis Guidance – the Transport Appraisal Process (2018) 

The National Planning Policy Framework (2021) 

Network North: Transforming British Transport (2023) 

Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) Strategic Economic Plan 2011-2020

Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016 

North West Leicestershire Local Plan 

Local Development Scheme 2018-2021 

Leicestershire Highway Design Guide, Interim Guidance (2022) 

Good Design for North West Leicestershire: Supplementary Planning Document (2017) 

North West Leicestershire Cycling Strategy, Part 1: Coalville Supplementary Planning Document (2018) 

CPO guidance booklets issued by Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

The Compulsory Purchase (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 2007