Inspector blocks CPO for 650-home Berkshire shopping centre revamp on human rights grounds

Plans for the 650-home mixed-use redevelopment of a town centre shopping centre have hit a stumbling block after a planning inspector refused to confirm a compulsory purchase order (CPO) that would have allowed the scheme to proceed, citing “disproportionate” human rights impacts on the owners of a nightclub on the site. https://www.planningresource.co.uk/article/1810245/inspector-blocks-cpo-650-home-berkshire-shopping-centre-revamp-human-rights-grounds