Many readers will be aware from Public Notices published in The Bath Chronicle, that B&NES Council has now made Supplementary Compulsory Purchase Orders [CPOs] concerning land they require for the Bath Transportation Package [BTP.]
These latest CPOs require any objections to be submitted to the Secretary of State by Friday 25th June 2010, which is after Monday 14th June - the date already scheduled for the Pre-Inquiry to be held.
We have been in contact with the Programme Officer for the Inspector and have been advised as follows:
“The Supplementary CPOs are for the accommodation works, connected with the scheme, which should have been submitted under S240 of the Highways Act (temporary acquisition) but were in error included in the main (permanent) CPOs. The Council have said that they will accept any relevant objections made under the original CPOs as objections to the relevant Supplementary CPO.
“The Council will give a full explanation at the Pre-Inquiry Meeting (PIM) next week. Please be reassured that there will not be a need for a second PIM, because of the deadline for objections on the Supplementary CPOs being after the Meeting on the 14th. As the Pre-Inquiry Meeting is purely procedural, nobody's right to appear at the Inquiry on Wednesday 1st September 2010 is prejudiced by not attending.”
However we urge you all to attend the Pre-Inquiry meeting to be held at the Guildhall Bath next Monday 14th June at 10.00am to not only witness the provisions of the Law by way of Acts of Parliament being carried out but, to also show the strength of feelings we have concerning the Council’s proposals for constructing a car park, a new road and the stopping up of public footpaths.
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