Green light for purchase powers for station work

CPO AGREED FOR LAND RELATED TO ACCESS ROUTES IN 'TRANSFORMATIONAL' PLANS

- By JOHN GREENWOOD Local Democracy Reporter [e-mail]

An artist's impression of how the Navigation and Calder Bridge, spanning two waterways, might look and (inset) an artist's impression of how the finished Elland Rail Station might look

(CALDERDALE COUNCIL/WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY)

SENIOR Calderdale councillors have approved compulsory purchase powers (CPO) for land related to access routes to a new multi-million pound rail station at Elland which will prove "transformational" for the town.

Coun Scott Patient said approval was a "significant moment".

"We all know how long people have been waiting for Elland railway station, some patiently, some not-so-patiently, but actually it's going to be a bit of a game changer and this is the opening salvo really, after a long wait.