Vol. 440 No. 4
167 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that compulsory purchase orders are being used as a threat by local authorities to acquire and rezone land; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I am not aware of a practice of this kind. Land zoning decisions are made by the elected local councils in the context of the Development Plan. Compulsory purchase is a separate matter and local authorities must be able to justify its use in each particular case before a CPO is confirmed.
