COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER

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1. Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in the exercise of her powers under the above Acts, on 6 March 2007 confirmed with modifications the London Borough of Croydon (Park Place) Compulsory Purchase Order 2004 submitted by the Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Croydon.

2. The order as confirmed provides for the purchase for the purposes of carrying out the development redevelopment or improvement of the land and the new rights described in the Schedule hereto.

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 One Stop, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House, Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 3JS 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
The land and new rights to be acquired comprise an area of Croydon Town Centre bounded generally by, and including, to the south Fell Road and Katharine Street, to the east Park Lane, Skyview Apartments, Park Street and Electric House, Park Lane, to the north east by Dingwall Avenue, to the north by part of the Whitgift Shopping Centre and to the west by, and including, North End and High Street including: land, offices, buildings, retail premises, arcades, car parks, highways, footways, electricity substations, tramline, advertising hoardings and display structures and CCTV equipment but excluding the Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Almshouses) (save for rights over part of the courtyard and air rights over part of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Almshouses)).

The land to be acquired comprises -
the public highways and footways known as:
Fell Road between the Town Hall and The Queen's Gardens, St George's Walk, Park Street (excluding part fronting Skyview Apartments, Park Street), Katharine Street (the entire width of the eastern section from its junction with Park Lane to its junction with Fell Road and the northern half width of the western section from its junction with St George's Walk to High Street), George Street (the entire width fronting 3 to 13 (odd) George Street and half width fronting 8 George Street to its junction with High Street including the tramline and George Street Station), High Street (the eastern half width from the junction with George Street to the junction with Katharine Street), North End (the eastern half width from 2 to 30 (even)) North End, and Dingwall Avenue (western end);
Access road known as Smith's Yard;
St George's Walk, service roads and pedestrian walkways and flowerbeds;
Thomas Turner Path;
Allders Department Store (situated at 2 to 28 even) North End and 5 to 9 (odd) George Street) and the Allders Arcade and premises fronting the same;
London House, 11 Dingwall Avenue;
Oakley House, 1a Katharine Street;
Katharine House and 1 to 15 Katharine Street including fronting paved area and flowerbeds;
Ellis House; Segas House East and Segas House West; St George's House Block B;
Park House and Park House Annex;
15 to 37a (odd) High Street;
2 to 48 (even) Park Street;
3 to 31 (odd) Park Street including the buildings premises and land fronting the north side of Park Street from and including the advertisement display structure (south of 11 High Street) up to and including the land fronting 35 Park Street;
22 to 24 Park Lane including part of St George's House;
3 (part of), 3a, 9a and 2 to 38a (even) George Street and access way to the rear;
1 to 51 Smith's Yard;
2 to 30 (even) North End;
The service yard and car park access to the rear of 2 to 26a (even) St George's Walk;
St George's Walk Car Park and Nestle car park.
Land to the rear of 2 to 6 (even) George Street and land forming part of the rear of 3 to 11 (odd) High Street
Land, premises, car park and outbuilding forming part of the rear to 11 to 15 (odd) George Street situated south of London House 11 Dingwall Avenue The new rights to be acquired are over an area comprising:
(a) For the benefit of the development, the right to access the following land in connection with the construction, maintenance, renewal, removal and replacement of land, property and service conduits and/or the right to swing the jib of a crane, loaded or unloaded through the airspace over property;:
North End (the eastern half width fronting the Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Almshouses);
Land and public highway fronting the service road to the Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Almshouses) and south west of 3 George Street;
Rear part of 3 George Street;
Service yard to the Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Almshouses) west of 3 George Street
Part of the premises known as Allders Department Store situated at 2 North End and north of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Almshouses);
1 to 11 (odd) High Street and land to the rear of those properties;
Land between 31 and 35 Park Street;
15 and parts of 19, 27, and 35 Park Street;
Part of St. George's House, Park Lane;
Premises at 22 and 24 Park Lane;
Part of 40, 42 to 44 (even) and rear parts of 48 to 52 (even) George Street;
11 to 25a (odd) George Street, including Enterprise House;
The airspace over part of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Almshouses)
Part of 9 Dingwall Avenue
public highway at the western side of Dingwall Avenue;
Land and premises, passage way, Allders Multi-storey Car Park and part of the Whitgift Shopping Centre situated west of Dingwall Avenue;
Part of the Whitgift Shopping Centre situated north west of the Allders Department Store and to the rear of 32 to 34 (even) North End;
Part of 32 North End
and
(b) a right of way over the pedestrian walkways known as Bishops Courtyard, East and Upper East Arcade, West and Upper West Arcade and passageways at ground and first floor levels or above or below such levels together with all ancillary rights of air space together with replacement rights for any reconfiguration of such rights of way situated at the Whitgift Shopping Centre for the benefit of the Order Lands.
(c) a right of way on foot over pedestrian malls known as Allders Square, North and Upper North Arcade, West and Upper West Arcade at ground and first floor levels or above or below such levels situated at the Whitgift Shopping Centre for the benefit of the Order Lands.

Power to make a general vesting declaration
1. The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Croydon (hereinafter called "the Council") may acquire any of the land described in the Schedule above by making a general vesting declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981. This has the effect, subject to paragraph 4 below, of vesting the land in the Council at the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 below. A declaration may not be made before the end of a period of two months from the first publication of a notice which includes this statement except with the consent in writing of every occupier of the land affected.

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 3) and on every person who gives them information relating to the land in pursuance of the invitation contained in any notice. When the service of notices of the general vesting declaration is completed, a further period begins to run. This period, which must not be less than 28 days, will be specified in the declaration. On the first day after the end of this period ("the vesting date") the land described in the declaration will, subject to what is said in paragraph 4, 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 3 will be entitled to claim compensation for the acquisition of his interest in the land, with interest on the compensation from the vesting date.

Modifications with respect to certain tenancies
3. 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.

4. 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 3 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 14 days 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.

Information about ownership
5. Every person who, if a general vesting declaration were executed in respect of all the land comprised in the order (other than land in respect of which a notice to treat has been served), would be entitled to claim compensation in respect of any of such land is invited to give information to the Council in the prescribed form with respect to his name and address and the land in question. A copy of the relevant prescribed form is available on request from Sean Murphy of Democratic and Legal Services, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 3JS, tel: 020 8686 4433 ext 64986 or by email: sean.murphy@croydon.gov.uk

Signed
Authorised Officer
Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Croydon
Taberner House, Park Lane Croydon, CR9 3JS

Dated 21st day of March 2007

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