Side road order (SRO) and compulsory purchase order (CPO) for the Didcot and surrounding area infrastructure improvements
View below all the documents relating to the orders
On this page
The Secretary of State for Transport has confirmed three legal Orders for the Didcot and surrounding area infrastructure scheme. These were confirmed on 30 June 2025, following a Public Inquiry held between February and May 2024.
- The Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and Side Roads Order (SRO) were confirmed with modifications
- The Bridge Scheme was confirmed as made
You can read the Inspector’s Report and the Secretary of State’s decision letters below:
Inspector’s Report
Secretary of State’s Decision Letter
Annexures
The Annexures document all of the modifications that were sought to the Orders:
- SRO and CPO Annex A Mods (pdf format, 700KB)
- SRO and CPO Annex B Mods (pdf format, 700KB)
- SRO and CPO Annex C Mods (pdf format, 700KB)
All affected parties have received relevant information relating to the CPO, SRO and Bridge Scheme as it impacts them, and statutory notices have been placed on site and in the local newspapers
Statutory notices
- Bridge Scheme and SRO Notice (pdf format, 140KB)
- HIF1 CPO Confirmation Notice to Land Interests (pdf format, 140KB)
The statutory notices explain the process for bringing a challenge against the Secretary of State’s decision, which must be made within the 6 weeks from 30 July 2025.
What the confirmed Orders allow us to do
The confirmed orders give us legal powers to:
- change existing roads and junctions
- build and maintain new roads and/or junctions
- change side roads and private access to properties
The CPO allows us to buy land or property, or to create new rights over land, where needed in order to deliver the scheme.
Buying land and rights
We're working to reach private agreements with affected parties wherever possible.
If we can't reach an agreement, we now have the legal ability to use compulsory purchase powers to buy the land or other rights we need. These powers can be used until 29 July 2028.
Using the CPO is a last resort, wherever possible. We are continuing to negotiate with affected parties and other key stakeholders.
General Arrangement Plans
- General Arrangement plan 1 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 2 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 3 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 4 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 5 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 6 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 7 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 8 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 9 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 10 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 11 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 12 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 13 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 14 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 15 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 16 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 17 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 18 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
- General Arrangement plan 19 of 19 (dated June 2023) (pdf format, 5MB)
Confirmed Modified Side Roads Order and plans
- SRO Covering Letter.pdf (pdf format, 81KB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 1 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 1A (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 2 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 3 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 4 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 5 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 6 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 7 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 8 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 9 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 9A (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 9B (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 10 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 11 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 12 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 13 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 14 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 15 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 16 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 16A (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 17 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 17A (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 18 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - 19 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- SRO Modified Plans - KEY (.pdf format, 3MB)
Confirmed Modified Compulsory Purchase Order and plans (CPO)
- CPO Covering Letter (pdf format, 60KB)
- Confirmed Modified CPO - (Original document size is 350MB and has been split into smaller parts for easier access and downloadability. The content has not been changed)
- Confirmed Modified CPO - Sealed RECOVERED_Part 1 (pdf format, 40MB)
- Confirmed Modified CPO- Sealed RECOVERED_Part 2 (pdf format, 40MB)
- Confirmed Modified CPO- Sealed RECOVERED_Part 3 (pdf format, 40MB)
- Confirmed Modified CPO- Sealed RECOVERED_Part 4 (pdf format, 40MB)
- Confirmed Modified CPO- Sealed RECOVERED_Part 5 (pdf format, 40MB)
- Confirmed Modified CPO- Sealed RECOVERED_Part 6 (pdf format, 40MB)
- Confirmed Modified CPO- Sealed RECOVERED_Part 7 (pdf format, 40MB)
- Confirmed Modified CPO- Sealed RECOVERED_Part 8 (pdf format, 40MB)
- Confirmed Modified CPO- Sealed RECOVERED_Part 9 (pdf format, 40MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 1 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 2 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 3 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 4 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 5 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 6 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 7 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 8 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 9 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 10 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 11 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 12 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 13 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 13A (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 14 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 15 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 16 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 17 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 18 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - 19 (.pdf format, 3MB)
- Modified CPO Plans - KEY (.pdf format, 3MB)
Confirmed Bridge Scheme
- Bridge Scheme Covering Letter (pdf format, 50KB)
- Signed Statutory Instrument (pdf format, 800KB)
- Bridge Scheme plan - as confirmed (pdf format, 3MB)
Public Inquiry
Following the conjoined planning and Orders (compulsory purchase order, side roads order, and bridge scheme) Public Inquiry between February and May 2024, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government granted planning approval for the scheme in December 2024.
The Secretary of State for Transport confirmed the Orders in June 2025.
Recordings of the sessions and core documents relating to the Inquiry can be found on the official Inquiry portal.
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