# The London Luton Airport Expansion Development Consent Order 2025, Article 24: 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.
(2) This article is subject to article 27(2) (compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants), article 26 (time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily), article 33(9) (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development), article 36 (statutory undertakers) and article 39 (Crown rights).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/463/article/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-luton-airport-expansion-development-consent-order-2025/article-24
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