THE CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL (HILLCREST, HILL TOP LANE, OFF HEIGHTS LANE, DRAKE HILL, BINGLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE BD16 3AF) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2017 THE HOUSING ACT 1985 PART II SECTION 17 and
THE ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981
1. Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of his powers under the above Acts, on 25th July 2017 confirmed The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Hillcrest, Hill Top Lane, Off Heights Lane, Drake Hill, Bingley, West Yorkshire BD16 3AF) Compulsory Purchase Order 2017, submitted by the Acquiring Authority.

2. The order as confirmed provides for the purchase for the purposes of bringing the property back into use for housing purposes of the land described in the Schedule.

3. A copy of the order as confirmed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and of the map referred to therein have been deposited at Room 301, City Hall, Bradford BD1 1HY 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.

Schedule: Hillcrest, Hill Top Lane, Off Heights Lane, Drake Hill, Bingley, West Yorkshire BD16 3AF
Date 18th August 2017 Signed Parveen Akhtar, City Solicitor