Compulsory Purchase Orders: contact information

Scottish Ministers are responsible for deciding whether or not CPOs submitted to them should be ‘confirmed’ (i.e. approved). When a CPO is submitted for confirmation it will be handled by the relevant casework team within the Scottish Government. The lead officer with responsibility for handling a CPO will depend on the purpose of the Order and the legislation it has been made under. The table below sets out the relevant contacts if you have a query about a specific CPO or type of CPO.

If you have a general query about compulsory purchase policy and procedures, please contact CompulsoryPO@gov.scot. For queries about compulsory purchase reform please contact cpo.reform@gov.scot.

Business area	Lead offical		Email address
Planning	Planning Decisions Team		Planning.Decisions@gov.scot
Housing	Michelle McCloskey		michelle.mccloskey@gov.scot
Local Authority Roads	Fred O'Hara		Fred.O'Hara@transport.gov.scot
Trunk Roads	Andy Hynds		andy.hynds@transport.gov.scot
Major Transport Projects	Andy Hynds		andy.hynds@transport.gov.scot
Canals	Bob Bridges		bob.bridges@gov.scot
Access and Core Paths	Malcolm Duce		malcolm.duce@gov.scot
Education	Jerry O'Connell		jerry.o'connell@gov.scot
Scottish Water	Stuart McCaskell		stuart.mccaskell@gov.scot
Flood Prevention	Gordon Robertson		claire.dodd@gov.scot
Energy	Carolanne Brown		gordon.robertson@gov.scot
Listed Buildings	Planning Decisions Team		Planning.Decisions@gov.scot