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Oxford flood alleviation scheme: compulsory purchase order (CPO)

Information on the Environment Agency’s 2023 compulsory purchase order (CPO) for the Oxford flood alleviation scheme.

From:
Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
2 March 2023

Applies to England

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Oxford flood alleviation scheme: compulsory purchase order 2023

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The Environment Agency is working with partners on a major scheme in to reduce flood risk in Oxford to:

  • homes and businesses
  • services and major transport routes into the city

In 2020 the Environment Agency withdrew its original CPO. Oxfordshire County Council identified that they needed to replace the A423 Kennington Railway bridge. The new CPO incorporates changes to allow for the redesign and replacement of the A423 bridge.

Published 2 March 2023