(A320 Corridor (Ottershaw To Chertsey And M25 Junction 11) - Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 And Acquisition Of Land Act 1981

NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF A COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER THE SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL (A320 CORRIDOR (OTTERSHAW TO CHERTSEY AND M25 JUNCTION 11) IMPROVEMENT SCHEME) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2022
HIGHWAYS ACT 1980
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 and ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981

1. Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of his powers under the above Acts, on 13 December 2023 confirmed with modifications ‘The Surrey County Council (A320 Corridor (Ottershaw to Chertsey and M25 Junction 11) Improvement Scheme) Compulsory Purchase Order 2022’ submitted by Surrey County Council acting for itself, and under an agreement with National Highways Limited pursuant to sections 6 and 8 of the Highways Act 1980 (the “County Council”).
2. The Order as confirmed provides for the purchase for the purposes of:
2.1 (a) the improvement of a highway (the A320 Guildford Road/Chilsey Green Road/Staines Road) between:
(i) the junction of the A320 Guildford Road with the A319 Chobham Road and the B3121 Murray Road, Ottershaw (Ottershaw Roundabout); and
(ii) the junction of the A320 Chilsey Green Road/Staines Road with the B388 Thorpe Road and St. Ann’s Road, Chertsey (St. Ann’s Roundabout); including the relocation of Ottershaw Roundabout (and the associated re-alignment of the B3121 Murray Road and Brox Road) and the provision of a new single roundabout at the existing Green Lane/B386 Hollowat Hill junctions);
(b) the improvement of the A320 St. Peter’s Way, Chertsey between its junction with the A320 Guildford Road and M25 Junction 11;
(c) the improvement of the A317 St. Peter’s Way, at its junction with M25 Junction 11; and
(d) improvements to the M25 trunk road northbound diverge and southbound diverge slip roads at M25 Junction 11; in the Borough of Runnymede, in the County of Surrey;
2.2 the construction of highways to connect the above mentioned A320 highway with the existing road system: with the A319 Chobham Road and the B3121 Murray Road at Ottershaw Roundabout; and separately with the proposed new single roundabout at the existing Green Lane/B386 Holloway Hill junctions;
2.3 the construction of other highways (including footpaths north of Brox Road, along the south side of St. Peter’s Way and the east side of Guildford Road south of St. Peter’s Way roundabout) and the improvement of existing highways; in each case in the vicinity of the routes of the above mentioned A320 highway in pursuance of The Surrey County Council (A320 Corridor (Ottershaw to Chertsey and M25 Junction 11) Improvement Scheme) (Classified Road) (Side Roads) Order 2022;
2.4 the provision of new means of access to premises in pursuance of The Surrey County Council (A320 Corridor (Ottershaw to Chertsey and M25 Junction 11) Improvement Scheme) (Classified Road) (Side Roads) Order 2022;
2.5 the diversion of watercourses and the carrying out of other works on watercourses in connection with the construction and improvement of highways and the provision of new means of access to premises, as aforesaid;
2.6 use of land by the acquiring authority in connection with the construction and improvement of highways, the diversion of watercourses and the provision of new means of access to premises, as aforesaid;
2.7 the improvement or development of frontages to the above mentioned new and existing highways or of the land adjoining or adjacent thereto;
2.8 mitigating the adverse effect which the existence or use of the highways proposed to be constructed or improved will have on the surroundings thereof; and
2.9 the provision of off street parking places for vehicles together with means of entrance and egress; of the land and the new rights described in Schedule 1 hereto.
3. A copy of the Order as confirmed by the Secretary of State for Transport and of the Map referred to therein have been deposited at: 
Surrey County Council, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey RH2 8EF;
Surrey County Council, Quadrant Court, 35 Guildford Road, Woking, Surrey GU22 7QQ;
Chertsey Library, Guildford Street, Chertsey KT16 9BE; and Runnymede Civic Centre, Station Road, Addlestone, KT15 2AH; and may be seen at all reasonable hours.
In addition, a copy of the Order and the accompanying Map may be viewed on Surrey County Council’s website at: https://a320.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/ compulsory-purchase-order-and-side-roads-order/step1
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.
5. Once the Order has become operative, the County Council may acquire any of the land described in Schedule 1 below by executing a general vesting declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981. A statement on the effect of Parts 2 and 3 of that Act is set out in Schedule 2 below.
6. Every person who, if a general vesting declaration were executed under section 4 of that Act in respect of the land comprised in the Order (other than land in respect of which notice to treat has been given), would be entitled to claim compensation in respect of any such land, is invited to give information to the County Council (by post) to Surrey County Council, A320 Land and Property, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey RH2 8EF or (by email) to a320.landandproperty@surreycc.gov.uk about the person’s name, address and interest in land, using a prescribed form. The relevant prescribed form is set out in Schedule 3 below.

SCHEDULE 1
LAND AND THE NEW RIGHTS COMPRISED IN THE ORDER AS CONFIRMED
Right to enter upon 741 square metres of agricultural land; north of St. Ann’s Road and west of Thorpe Road to construct and use as a right of way (Plot 2).
Title to 13,087 square metres of agricultural land; north of St. Ann’s Road and west of Thorpe Road (Plot 3).
Title to 151 square metres of agricultural land; north of St. Ann’s Road and west of Thorpe Road (Plot 4).
Title to 449 square metres of public highway (Thorpe Road) (Plot 5).
Title to 2,038 square metres of public highway, roundabout, verge, scrubland, trees, shrubbery, grassed area and footway (Thorpe Road) (Plot 6).
Title to 490 square metres of public highway (Staines Road) (Plot 7).
Title to 4,589 square metres of public highways, roundabout and verges (Staines Road, St. Ann’s Road and Chilsey Green Road) (Plot 8).
Title to 536 square metres of public highway, footway and verge (Staines Road) (Plot 9).
Title to 718 square metres of public highways, roundabout, verges and footways (Staines Road and Chilsey Green Road) (Plot 10).
Title to 287 square metres of public highways, roundabout, verges and footways (Staines Road and Chilsey Green Road) (Plot 11).
Right to enter upon 30 square metres of grassed verge (The Hub, Chisley Green Road, Addlestone, KT16 9HB) to divert and use apparatus, utilities and services (Plot 12).
Right to enter upon 48 square metres of grassed verge and accessway (The Hub, Chisley Green 
Road, Addlestone, KT16 9HB) to divert and use apparatus, utilities and services (Plot 12a).
Title to 138 square metres of public highway, verge and footway (Chilsey Green Road) (Plot 13).
Title to 732 square metres of public highway verge and footway (Chilsey Green Road) (Plot 14).
Title to 31,062 square metres of agricultural land, wooded area and telecommunications mast; north of Lyne Crossing Road and west of M25 (Plot 15).
Right to enter upon 653 square metres of bridge carrying public footpath (FP43 Chertsey) and track over motorway (M25); north of Lyne Crossing Road and west of St. Ann’s Hill Road, to use as a right of way (Plot 16).
Right to enter upon 94 square metres of public footpath (FP43 Chertsey) and track; north of Lyne Crossing Road and west of St. Ann’s Hill Road to use as a right of way (Plot 17).
Right to enter upon 1,410 square metres of commercial premises and track (Ruxbury Farm, St. Ann’s Hill Road Chertsey KT16 9NL to use as a right of way (Plot 18).
Right to enter upon 444 square metres of access road and car park (Sandgates, Guildford Road, KT16 9LT) to use as a right of way (Plot 19).
Right to enter upon 739 square metres of car park (Sandgates, Guildford Road, KT16 9LT) to use as a contractors compound (Plot 20).
Title to 73 square metres of motorway verge and shrubbery; south of M25 and west of Guildford Road (Plot 21).
Right to enter upon 68 square metres of trees and shrubbery; south of M25 and east of Guildford Road to use as working space during construction (Plot 22).
Title to 23,287 square metres of public highways, roundabouts, verges and footways (Guildford Road, Green Lane, Holloway Hill, Hardwick Lane and Little Green Lane) (Plot 23).
Title to 38 square metres of trees and shrubbery; east of Guildford Road and south of Deep Ditch (Plot 24).
Right to enter upon 31 square metres of trees and shrubbery; east of Guildford Road and south of Deep Ditch to use as working space during construction (Plot 25).
Title to 14 square metres of trees and shrubbery; east of Guildford Road and south of Deep Ditch (Plot 26).
Right to enter upon 25 square metres of trees and shrubbery; east of Guildford Road and south of Deep Ditch to use as working space during construction (Plot 27).
Right to enter upon 1,482 square metres of school premises, trees and shrubbery (Salesian School, Guildford Road, Chertsey, KT16 9LU) to use as working space during construction, relocate private means of access and provide car parking (Plot 28).
Title to 315 square metres of school premises, trees and shrubbery (Salesian School, Guildford Road, Chertsey, KT16 9LU) (Plot 29).
Right to enter upon 23 square metres of electricity substation (Salesian School, Guildford Road, Chertsey, KT16 9LU) to use as working space during construction (Plot 30).
Title to 704 square metres of agricultural land; south of M25 and west of Guildford Road (Plot 31).
Title to 5,720 square metres of agricultural land, trees and shrubbery; west of Guildford Road and north of Holloway Hill (Plot 32).
Title to 4 square metres of public highway verge (Hardwick Lane) (Plot 33).
Title to 79 square metres of public highway verge (Holloway Hill) (Plot 34).
Title to 609 square metres of residential care premises, trees and shrubbery (The White Lodge Centre, Holloway Hill, Lyne, Chertsey, KT16 0FA) (Plot 35).
Title to approximately 362 square metres of public highway verge, trees and shrubbery (Guildford Road) (Plot 36).
Title to 26 square metres of public highway verge (Guildford Road) (Plot 40).
Title to 1,124 square metres of motorway and verge (M25) and bridge carrying public highway (Green Lane) (Plot 41).
Title to 129 square metres of motorway and verge (M25) (Plot 42).
Right to enter 696 square metres of grassland, trees, shrubbery and access track; east of M25 and south of Green Lane to construct and use as a right of way (Plot 43).
Title to 51 square metres of trees and shrubbery; east of M25 and south of Green Lane (Plot 44).
Title to 87 square metres of trees and shrubbery; east of M25 and south of Green Lane (Plot 45).
Title to 3,879 square metres of grassland, trees and shrubbery; east of M25 and south of Green Lane (Plot 45a).
Title to 103,375 square metres of motorway (M25), verges, bridge carrying roundabout and public highways (St. Peter’s Way and Guildford Road) (Plot 46).
Title to 984 square metres of agricultural land, trees and shrubbery; west of M25 and south of St. Peter’s Way (Plot 48).
Title to 1,373 square metres of agricultural land, trees and shrubbery; south of St. Peter’s Way and west of M25 (Plot 49).
Right to enter upon 49,486 square metres of agricultural land, trees and shrubbery; south of St. Peter’s Way and west of M25 to construct and use as a contractor’s compound (Plot 50).
Title to 2,732 square metres of grassland and public footpath (FP56 Chertsey) south of St. Peter’s Way and west of M25 (Plot 52).
Title to 17 square metres of public highway verge (St. Peter’s Way) (Plot 53).
Title to 1,889 square metres of public highway and verge (Guildford Road) (Plot 54).
Title to 23,386 square metres of public highways, verges, roundabout, grassed area, trees and shrubbery (Guildford Road, Foxhills Road, Cobham Road, Murray Road and Brox Road) (Plot 55).
Right to enter upon 36 square metres of access track and public footpath (FP33 Chertsey); east of Guildford Road and south of St. Peter’s Way to use as working space during construction (Plot 57).
Title to 247 square metres of trees and shrubbery (The Otter Nursery, Murray Road, KT16 0HT) (Plot 58).
Title to 212 square metres of commercial premises, woodland, trees and shrubbery (Christmas Tree Farm, Guildford Road KT16 0PJ) (Plot 60).
Title to 191 square metres of public highway verge, footway and accessway (Guildford Road) (Plot 61).
Title to 185 square metres of accessway, grassed areas, trees and shrubbery (South East Coast Ambulance Service, Guildford Road, KT16 0PJ) (Plot 62).
Right to enter upon 22 square metres of grassed area, trees and shrubbery (South East Coast Ambulance Service, Guildford Road, KT16 0PJ) to use as working space during construction and relocate private means of access (Plot 63).
Right to enter upon 372 square metres of accessway, grassed area, trees and shrubbery (South East Coast Ambulance Service, Guildford Road, KT16 0PJ) to divert, lay and use apparatus, utilities and services (including drainage connections to watercourse) and relocate private means of access (Plot 64).
Right to enter upon 72 square metres of grassed area, trees and shrubbery (South East Coast Ambulance Service, Guildford Road, KT16 0PJ) to use as working space during construction and relocate private means of access (Plot 65).
Right to enter upon 204 square metres of accessway, grassed areas trees and shrubbery (South East Coast Ambulance Service, Guildford Road, KT16 0PJ) to use as working space during construction and relocate private means of access (Plot 66).
Title to 200 square metres of public highway, verge and accessway (Guildford Road) (Plot 67).
Title to 232 square metres of accessway, building and premises (Telephone Exchange, Guildford Road, KT16 0PJ) (Plot 68).
Right to enter upon 334 square metres of building and premises (Telephone Exchange, Guildford Road, KT16 0PJ) use as working space during construction and relocate private means of access (Plot 69).
Title to 1,809 square metres of woodland; west of Guildford Road and east of Tringham Close (Plot 70).
Right to enter upon 774 square metres of woodland; west of Guildford Road and east of Tringham Close to use as working space during construction (Plot 71).
Right to enter upon 14 square metres of public highway verge (Guildford Road) to use as working space during construction (Plot 72).
Title to 9 square metres of woodland; west of Guildford Road and east of Tringham Close (Plot 73).
Right to enter upon 12 square metres of woodland; west of Guildford Road and east of Tringham Close to use as working space during construction (Plot 74).
Right to enter upon 32 square metres of grassland (Copse Lea, Tringham Close, Ottershaw, Chertsey, KT16 0NF) to use as working space during construction (Plot 75).
Title to 64 square metres of grassland (Copse Lea, Tringham Close, Ottershaw, Chertsey, KT16 0NF) (Plot 76).
Title to 1,992 square metres of public highways, verges, footways and roundabout (Guildford Road, Foxhills Road) (Plot 77).
Title to 176 square metres of public highway, verge and footway (Guildford Road) (Plot 78).
Title to 81 square metres of public highway, verge and footway (Brox Road) (Plot 79)
Title to 39 square metres of public highway, verge and footway (Brox Road) (Plot 80).
Title to 2,193 square metres of public car park and gas governor; north of Murray Road and east of Guildford Road (Plot 81).
Title to 4,395 square metres of woodland; east of Guildford Road and north of Murray Road (Plot 82).
Right to enter upon 4,999 square metres of commercial premises, grassland, trees and shrubbery 
(The Otter Nursery, Murray Road, KT16 0HT) to construct and use as a contractor’s compound (Plot 83).
Title to 6,692 square metres of commercial premises, accessway, grassland, trees and shrubbery (The Otter Nursery, Murray Road, KT16 0HT) (Plot 84).
Title to 446 square metres of public highway and verge (Murray Road) (Plot 85)

SCHEDULE 2
STATEMENT OF EFFECT OF PARTS 2 AND 3 OF THE COMPULSORY PURCHASE (VESTING DECLARATIONS) ACT 1981
Power to execute a general vesting declaration
1. Once The Surrey County Council (A320 Corridor (Ottershaw to Chertsey and M25 Junction 
11) Improvement Scheme) Compulsory Purchase Order 2022 has become operative, Surrey County Council (hereinafter called the “County Council”) may acquire any of the land described in Schedule 1 above by executing a general vesting declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (“the Act”). This has the effect, subject to paragraphs 3 and 5 below, of vesting the land in the County Council at the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 below.
Notices concerning general vesting declaration
2. As soon as may be after the County Council execute 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 4) and on every person who gives them information relating to the land in pursuance of the invitation contained in the confirmation notice of the Order. When the service of notices of the general vesting declaration is completed, a period specified in the declaration of not less than three months, will begin to run. On the first day after the end of this period the land described in the declaration will, subject to what is said in paragraphs 3 and 5, vest in the County Council together with the right to enter on the land and take possession of it. Every person on whom the County 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 4) will be entitled to claim compensation for the acquisition of his interest in the land, with interest on the compensation from the vesting date.
3. The “vesting date” for any land specified in a declaration will be the first day after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 above, unless a counter-notice is served under Schedule A1 to the Act within that period. In such circumstances, the vesting date for the land which is the subject of the counter-notice will be determined in accordance with Schedule A1. Modifications with respect to certain tenancies
4. 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.
5. The modifications are that the County Council may not exercise the right of entry referred to in paragraph 2 in respect of land subject to a tenancy described in paragraph 4 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 three months 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.

SCHEDULE 3
FORM FOR GIVING INFORMATION
The Surrey County Council (A320 Corridor (Ottershaw to Chertsey and M25 Junction 11) Improvement Scheme) Compulsory Purchase Order 2022
To: Surrey County Council, A320 Land and Property, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey RH2 8EF or (by email) to a320.landandproperty@surreycc.gov.uk
[I] [We] being [a person] [persons] who, if a general vesting declaration were executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 in respect of all the land comprised in the compulsory purchase order cited above in respect of which notice to treat has not been given, would be entitled to claim compensation in respect of [all] [part of] that land, give you the following information, pursuant to the provisions of section 15 of, or paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981.
1. Name and address of informant(s) (i) ...............
2. Land in which an interest is held by informant(s) (ii) ...............
3. Nature of interest (iii) ...............
Signed...............
[on behalf of]...............
Date ...............
(i) In the case of a joint interest insert the names and addresses of all the informants.
(ii) The land should be described concisely.
(iii) If the interest is leasehold, the date of commencement and length of term should be given. If the land is subject to a mortgage or other incumbrance, details should be given, e.g. name of building society and roll number.

Dated 12 January 2024

Paul Evans, Director of Law and Governance, Surrey County Council, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey RH2 8EF