Agency set to force through land purchase
Series: Financial Times ; 30-31 December 2000, 4(1)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: The regional development agency for the south west is set to become the first such body to use its powers to forcibly buy property. Describes the agency's ambitious £100m plan to redevelop the deprived area of Cornwall around South Crofty, a tin mine that closed two years ago. Although South Crofty's owner has already agreed to sell the site to a company which plans to re-open the mines, the agency is using compulsory purchase orders to buy the site.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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The regional development agency for the south west is set to become the first such body to use its powers to forcibly buy property. Describes the agency's ambitious £100m plan to redevelop the deprived area of Cornwall around South Crofty, a tin mine that closed two years ago. Although South Crofty's owner has already agreed to sell the site to a company which plans to re-open the mines, the agency is using compulsory purchase orders to buy the site.