Tunnel works CPO – confirmed on 1st October 2025
National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc (“NGET”) made the National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc (Grain to Tilbury) Compulsory Purchase Order 2024 on 14 November 2024 to enable it to acquire the land and rights necessary for the delivery and operation of the Grain to Tilbury project. A consultation on the CPO took place until Friday 20 December 2024 and has now closed.
NGET’s preference will and has always been to secure land and new rights to enable construction and operation of the Project by voluntary agreement. However, whilst good progress has been made in agreeing terms for private treaty agreements, NGET had not secured all of the land and rights it requires for the Project. Accordingly, it is necessary for NGET to make a compulsory purchase order.
A copy of the Compulsory Purchase Order and of the maps referred to therein as well as the Statement of Reasons may be viewed online in the Document Library.
Those affected by the CPO were informed by a statutory notice and the CPO submitted to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero for confirmation.
There was an opportunity to object to the CPO until Friday 20 December 2024. A four day public local inquiry into this matter was held by J Burston BSc(Hons) MA MRTPI at Ruckland House, 25 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0PA between Tuesday 3 June 2025 at 10am and Friday 6th June 2025 to hear representations from remaining objectors (as defined in the Compulsory Purchase (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 2007), from any other persons having an interest in the order land and, at her discretion, to hear representations from any other persons who may desire to appear and be heard.
The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in exercise of their powers under the above Acts, on 1st October 2025 confirmed with modification the National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc (Grain to Tilbury) Compulsory Purchase Order 2024 submitted by National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc.
Further detail on the compulsory purchase process can be found in the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government Guidance on Compulsory Purchase October 2024 which is available to view and download for free online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/compulsory-purchase-process-guidance