Active Travel England: Compulsory Purchase

Department for Transport written question – answered at on 13 June 2025.

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Photo of Freddie Van Mierlo Freddie Van Mierlo Liberal Democrat, Henley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance Active Travel England have issued on the use of compulsory purchase order powers for active travel routes.

Photo of Simon Lightwood Simon Lightwood Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

To date Active Travel England has not issued any guidance on the use of compulsory purchase order powers. A range of approaches to establishing rural active travel routes will be set out in guidance due to be published later this year, including case studies on the use of compulsory purchase orders.

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