NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION (OTHER THAN BY AN ACQUIRING AUTHORITY) OF A COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM (2-30A REGINALD ROAD, LEWISHAM) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2022HOUSING ACT 1985 AND THE ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981

1. Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in exercise of its powers under the above Acts, on 29th September 2022 confirmed with modifications the London Borough of Lewisham (2-30A Reginald Road, Lewisham) Compulsory Purchase Order 2022 submitted by the London Borough of Lewisham.

2. The order as confirmed provides for the purchase for the purposes of providing housing accommodation of the land described in Schedule 1 hereto.

3. A copy of the order as confirmed by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and of the map referred to therein have been deposited at the London Borough of Lewisham’s Offices at London Borough of Lewisham Reception, Ground Floor, Laurence House, Catford, London SE6 4RU (Tel: 020 8314 3260) and may be seen at all reasonable hours.

4. The order as confirmed becomes operative on the date on which this notice is first published.  A person aggrieved by the order may, by application to the High Court within 6 weeks from that date, challenge its validity under section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981. The grounds for challenge can be that the authorisation granted by the order is not empowered to be granted or that there has been a failure to comply with any relevant statutory requirement relating to the order.

5. Once the order has become operative, the London Borough of Lewisham may acquire any of the land described in Schedule 1 below by executing a general vesting declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981. A statement of the effect of Parts 2 and 3 of that Act is set out in Schedule 2 below.

6. Every person who, if a general vesting declaration were executed under section 4 of the Act in respect of the land comprised in the order (other than land in respect of which notice to treat has been given), would be entitled to claim compensation in respect of any such land, is invited to give information to the London Borough of Lewisham C/O Bevan Brittan LLP (Ref 53418.31/MT), Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street, Bristol, BS2 0HQ about the person's name, address and interest in land, using a prescribed form. The relevant prescribed form is set out in Schedule 3 below.

SCHEDULE 1
LAND COMPRISED IN THE ORDER AS CONFIRMED
DESCRIPTION OF LAND

1. 30 Reginald Road, London SE8 4RY

2. All interests in land with an approximate site area of 2,441.6 square metres or thereabouts situated at 2-30A Reginald Road, Lewisham, London SE8, except interests already owned by the acquiring authority, but excluding all rights and interests which are included within the individual interests referred to above.

SCHEDULE 2
PART 1
FORM OF STATEMENT OF EFFECT OF PARTS 2 AND 3 OF THE COMPULSORY PURCHASE (VESTING DECLARATIONS) ACT 1981

Power to Make General Vesting Declaration
1. Once London Borough of Lewisham (2-30A Reginald Road, Lewisham) Compulsory Purchase Order 2022 has become operative, the London Borough of Lewisham (hereinafter called the "Council”) may acquire any of the land described in Schedule 1 above by executing a general vesting declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 ("the Act"). This has the effect, subject to paragraph 3 and 5 below, of vesting the land in the Council at the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 below.

Notices concerning general vesting declaration
2. As soon as may be after the Council make a general vesting declaration, they must serve notice of it on every occupier of any of the land specified in the declaration (except land where there is one of the tenancies described in paragraph 4) and on every person who gives them information relating to the land in pursuance of the invitation contained in the confirmation notice of the Order.  When the service of notices of the general vesting declaration is completed, a period specified in the declaration, of not less than three months, will begin to run. On the first day after the end of this period the land described in the declaration will, subject to what is said in paragraphs 3 and 5, vest in the Council together with the right to enter on the land and take possession of it.  Every person on whom the Council could have served a notice to treat in respect of his interest in the land (other than a tenant under one of the tenancies described in paragraph 4) will be entitled to claim compensation for the acquisition of his interest in the land, with interest on the compensation from the vesting date.

3. The "vesting date" for any land specified in a declaration will be the first day after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 above, unless a counter-notice is served under Schedule A1 to the Act within that period. In such circumstances, the vesting date for the land which is the subject of the counter-notice will be determined in accordance with Schedule A1.

Modifications with respect to certain Tenancies
4. In the case of certain tenancies, the position stated above is subject to modifications. The modifications apply where the tenancy is either a “minor tenancy”, i.e. a tenancy for a year or a yearly tenancy or a lesser interest, or “a long tenancy which is about to expire”. The latter expression means a tenancy granted for an interest greater than a minor tenancy but having on the vesting date a period still to run which is not more than the period specified in the declaration for this purpose (which must be more than a year).  In calculating how long a tenancy has still to run, where any option to renew or to terminate it is available to either party, it shall be assumed that the landlord will take every opportunity open to him to terminate the tenancy while the tenant will use every opportunity to retain or renew his interest.

5. The modifications are that the Council may not exercise the right of entry referred to in paragraph 2 in respect of land subject to a tenancy described in paragraph 4 unless they first serve notice to treat in respect of the tenancy and then serve every occupier of the land with a notice of their intention to enter and take possession after the period (not less than three months from the service of the notice) specified in the notice.  The right of entry will be exercisable at the end of that period.  The vesting of the land will be subject to the tenancy until the end of that period or until the tenancy comes to an end, whichever happens first.

SCHEDULE 3
PART 2
FORM FOR GIVING INFORMATION
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM (2-30A REGINALD ROAD, LEWISHAM) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2022

To: London Borough of Lewisham
C/O Bevan Brittan LLP (Ref 53418.31/MT), Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street, Bristol, BS2 0HQ.

[I] [We] being [a person] [persons] who, if a general vesting declaration were executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 in respect of all the land comprised in the compulsory purchase order cited above in respect of which notice of treat has not been given, would be entitled to claim compensation in respect of [all] [part of] that land, give you the following information, pursuant to the provisions of section 15 of, or paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981.

1. Name and address of informant(s) (i)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Land in which an interest is held by informant(s) (ii)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Nature of interest (iii)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Signed  …………………………………………………………………………………
[On behalf of] …………………………………………………………………………………

Date  …………………………………………………………………………………

(i) In the case of a joint interest insert the names and addresses of all the informants.

(ii) The land should be described concisely.

(iii) If the interest is leasehold, the date of commencement and length of term should be given.  If the land is subject to a mortgage or other incumbrance, details should be given, eg name of building society and roll number.

Jeremy Chambers, Director of Law, Governance & Elections of Legal Services, London Borough of Lewisham
09 November 2022