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Devon - Land To Be Purchased And New Rights
EX15•Published 30/06/26
Mid Devon Gazette Series •
What is happening?
The Devon County Council (Cullompton Town Centre Relief Road) CPO 2025
(Land between Station Road and Duke Street, Cullompton) Acquisition of Land Act 1981
- The order, which has been submitted by Devon County Council to the Secretary of State for Transport for confirmation, includes the land and the new rights described in the Schedule 1.
2. This land forms part of an open space.
3. Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State in exercise of her powers under section 19 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to, the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 has certified that she is satisfied that there will be given in exchange for the land described in Schedule 1 hereto, being an open space within the meaning of the said Act, the land described in Schedule 2 hereto, which is not less in area and is equally advantageous to the persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights, and to the public, and that the land to be given in exchange will be vested in the persons in whom the said open space is vested, and subject to the like rights, trusts and incidents as attach to the open space
4. A map showing the land to which the certificate relates and the land proposed to be given in exchange may be inspected at Devon County Council, Main Reception, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD, or Mid Devon District Council, Phoenix House, Phoenix Ln, Tiverton EX16 6PP at all reasonable hours. A copy of the map may also be viewed online at: https://www.devon.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/traffic-information/transport-planning/
5. The certificate becomes operative on the date on which this notice is first published. A person aggrieved by the certificate may, by application to the High Court within 6 weeks from that date, challenge its validity on the ground that there has been a failure to comply with any relevant statutory requirement relating to the certificate.
SCHEDULE 1
LAND TO BE PURCHASED (EXCEPT EXCHANGE LAND OR ADDITIONAL LAND) AND NEW RIGHTS
| Plot Number | Description of land/rights |
|---|---|
| 5a North | All interests in 9,391 square metres of open space land on the south side of Station Road |
| 5a South | All interests in 5,811 square metres of open space land on the south side of Station Road |
| 5b (rights) | An easement to underground overhead service media (electricity mains) and thereafter retain, inspect, maintain, repair, alter, use, renew, replace and remove that service media in 1,021 square metres of open space on the south side of Station Road |
| 5c (rights) | A right of access and occupation with or without workmen, vehicles, machinery plant and equipment over the land in connection with the facilitation of the Scheme Works in 34,534 square metres open space on the south side of Station Road for the duration of the Scheme Works only |
| 5c NE (rights) | A right of access and occupation with or without workmen, vehicles, machinery plant and equipment over the land in connection with the facilitation of the Scheme Works in 1,832 square metres open space on the south side of Station Road for the duration of the Scheme Works only |
| 6a | All interests in 2,827 square metres of football grounds and open space land on the south side of Station Road |
| 6b (rights) | An easement to underground overhead service media (electricity mains) and thereafter retain, inspect, maintain, repair, alter, use, renew, replace and remove that service media in 710 square metres of football grounds and open space on the north side of Duke Street |
| 6c (rights) | A right of access and occupation with or without workmen, vehicles, machinery plant and equipment over the land in connection with the facilitation of the Scheme Works in 7,641 square metres of football grounds and open space on the north side of Duke Street the duration of the Scheme Works only |
SCHEDULE 2
THE EXCHANGE AND ADDITIONAL LAND TO BE PURCHASED AND VESTED
| Plot Number | Description of Exchange Land |
|---|---|
| 3b | All interests in 11,958 square metres of agricultural land on the south side of Station Road |
| 10 | All interests in 4,959 square metres of agricultural on the north side of Duke Street |
| 11 | All interests in 11,046 square metres of agricultural on the north side of Duke Street |
| 13a | All interests in 2,824 square metres of woodland on the north side of Duke Street |
Dated: 30 June 2026
(Ref. BLD/B16451)
MARIA PRICE, Director of Legal and Democratic Services, Devon County Council, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD
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