Compulsory purchase powers have been granted by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC).

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Compulsory purchase powers could be used to secure land to access the 3, 200 homes due to be built in the Stanton Cross development in Wellingborough.

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The approval granted by the government includes compulsory purchase powers and the county council said it will now write to the affected land owners and start the formal process of acquiring the remaining land required for the road.

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