Nottinghamshire - Compulsory Purchase Order 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION PARAGRAPH 6(1)(a) and 6(1)(c) OF SCHEDULE 3 OF THE ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981. 

Acquisition of Land Act 1981
The National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (West Burton To Ratcliffe-On-Soar Refurbishment Project) Compulsory Purchase Order 2026.

1. The National Grid Electricity Transmission plc has submitted the above named compulsory purchase order to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero for confi rmation. If confi rmed, it will authorise new rights over land (“the rights land”) which forms part of an open space, as defi ned in the Act; that is, land laid out as a public garden, or used for the purposes of public recreation, or a disused burial ground, or part of a fuel or fi eld garden allotment, as defi ned in the Act; that is, any allotment set out as a fuel allotment, or a fi eld garden allotment, under an Inclosure Act.

2. The order will be subject to special Parliamentary procedure unless the Secretary of State gives a certifi cate in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Act. The Secretary of State has been asked by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc to certify:

under paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 3 that the rights land, when burdened with the new right[s], will be no less advantageous to those persons in whom it is vested and other persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights, and to the public, than it was before. 

under paragraph 6(1)(c) of Schedule 3, that the land affected by the rights to be acquired does not exceed 209 square metres [250 square yards] in extent, and that the giving of other land in exchange for the rights is unnecessary, whether in the interests of persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights or in the interests of the public.

3. The rights land and the rights which are to be acquired over the land are described in the Schedule to this notice. On the plan referred to in paragraph 5 below, the rights land is shown coloured blue (with the plot numbers indicated by yellow highlight).

4. The Secretary of State is required to direct National Grid Electricity Transmission plc to give public notice of his intention to give a certifi cate before he reaches a decision, to afford an opportunity for representations and objections to be made. National Grid Electricity Transmission plc hereby gives that notice. Any representations or objections in relation to this proposal should be addressed by email to
pcu@communities.gov.uk or in writing to:
The Planning Casework Unit
23 Stephenson Street
Birmingham
B2 4BH
By 2 July 2026 quoting reference PCU/S19/L3055/3378430.

5. Copies of the compulsory purchase order, the order maps and of a plan showing the order land, and the rights land described in the schedule below, are on deposit at:
• Radcliffe on Trent Library – New Road, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire, NG12 2AJ
• Newark Library – Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark, NG24 1UW
• Retford Library – 17 Churchgate, Retford, DN22 6PE
• Online at https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/network-andinfrastructure/infrastructure-projects/west-burton-toratcliffe-on-soar  

Note, at these locations and on the website the documents can be viewed in the bundle of documents reference “C”, with C01 being the compulsory purchase order, C02 being the order maps, C06 being the open space exemption certifi cate application and the plans showing the rights land are enclosed with that application.

6. The Secretary of State may, if he considers it expedient, hold a public inquiry into the matter.

SCHEDULE
right(s) and rights land

Rachael Beard                                                    Date 18 May 2026
Senior Planning Manager
Planning Casework Unit