# The A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Development Consent Order 2025, Article 25: Compulsory acquisition of land

Extent: E+W

(1) The undertaker may acquire compulsorily so much of the Order land as is required for the authorised development, or to facilitate it, or is incidental to it, or is required as replacement land (as defined in article 40 (special category land)).
(2) This article is subject to articles 27 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily), 28(2) (compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants) and 35(11) (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/462/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/a122-lower-thames-crossing-development-consent-order-2025/article-25
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