Is it time to flex those CPO muscles?

At a couple of our recent CIL lunches, guests made the point that CIL could cause development to slow down because if the burden in effect falls on the landowner (through a drop in value to reflect CIL), then some landowners will simply hold onto their land until values increase sufficiently to make disposal attractive. In a number of cases, this could mean that carefully constructed local development frameworks would fail to deliver. So, if a site is important to the growth plans in a particular area, then the local planning authority may need to use its CPO powers and then sell for development. Indeed that may be a step to consider sooner rather than later - there may be some low values now, but will they last?