Scottish Planning Series: Planning Circular 5 2011: Disposal of Surplus Government Land - The Crichel Down Rules
This circular sets out the revised non-statutory arrangements known as the‘Crichel Down Rules’ under which surplus Government land which wasacquired by, or under a threat of, compulsion should be offered back to formerowners and their successors
Responses to invitation to purchase where address unknown
21. Where no intention to purchase is indicated by or on behalf of a former owner within 2 months of the date of the latest advertisement which is published as described in Rule 20 above, the land will be disposed of, following the disposing department's procedures for the disposal of surplus property.
22. Where an intention to purchase is expressed by or on behalf of a former owner within 2 months of the date of the latest advertisement, he or she will be invited to agree terms, including price, within the further period, which is described in Rule 18 above. If there is no agreement, the property will be disposed of under the disposing department's procedures for the disposal of surplus land.
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