Guidance

HS2 in the Chilterns: documents to use in a petitioner's Select Committee

HS2 exhibits which may be used during the Select Committee when hearing petitions from the Chiltern area.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Published: 26 August 2015

Documents

Exhibit Change Log

Ref: Version 3

PDF, 199 KB, 2 pages

Exhibit A: HS2 and the Chilterns AONB

Ref: Regional location maps showing HS2 through the AONB, location map of petitioners, existing infrastructure in the AONB, Safeguarding and Property Compensation Zones.

PDF, 20.1 MB, 20 pages

Exhibit B: Bill Scheme and Alternative Schemes

Ref: Construction and operational plans showing HS2 Bill scheme and alternative schemes (Chilterns Long Tunnel, CRAG & REPA), comparison of all schemes against the HS2 Bill scheme.

PDF, 20.4 MB, 70 pages

Exhibit C: Landscape Design

Ref: HS2 approach to landscape design, mitigation and integration of HS2 within the Chilterns AONB.

PDF, 7.57 MB, 71 pages

Exhibit D: Ancient Woodland and Ecology

Ref: Ancient woodland within the Chilterns AONB and effects on Barns Owls and bats.

PDF, 1.6 MB, 5 pages

Exhibit E: Sustainable Placement

Ref: Sustainable Placement at Hunts Green.

PDF, 664 KB, 2 pages

Exhibit F: Heritage

Ref: Map showing designated heritage assets within the Chilterns AONB.

PDF, 4.36 MB, 8 pages

Exhibit G: Agricultural Land

Ref: Bill scheme and effects on agricultural land.

PDF, 754 KB, 2 pages

Exhibit H: Noise

Ref: Noise assessments and effects in the Chilterns AONB.

PDF, 10.4 MB, 19 pages

Exhibit I: Public Rights of Way

Ref: Construction and operation effects on PROW’s.

PDF, 13.4 MB, 17 pages

Exhibit J: Groundwater and Hydrology

Ref: River Misbourne mitigation, Affinity Water, groundwater flooding.

PDF, 6.76 MB, 48 pages

Exhibit K: Traffic and Highways

Ref: Road closures and diversions, construction traffic flows and movements.

PDF, 46.8 MB, 77 pages

Exhibit L: Balancing Ponds

Ref: Information about the design and purpose of balancing ponds.

PDF, 689 KB, 3 pages

Exhibit M: Community Fund

Ref: Information on the Community and Environment Fund.

PDF, 710 KB, 6 pages

Exhibit N: Control of Construction Impacts

Ref: Enforcement of Code of Construction Practice (CoCP), impacts on emergency services, healthcare resources and security.

PDF, 1.01 MB, 5 pages

Exhibit O: Maintenance Loop

Ref: Stoke Mandeville Maintenance Loop.

PDF, 672 KB, 3 pages

Exhibit P: Railway Possession

Ref: Railway Track Possessions (indicative timescales).

PDF, 689 KB, 2 pages

Exhibit Q: Utility

Ref: Undergrounding of electricity overhead lines within the Chiltern AONB.

PDF, 624 KB, 2 pages

Exhibit R: Vent Shafts

Ref: Construction, operation and alternative proposals for vent shafts at Chalfont St Peter, Chalfont St Giles, Amersham and Little Missenden.

PDF, 4.63 MB, 17 pages

Exhibit S: Visual Impacts

Ref: Cross sections at Lee Common and Wendover.

PDF, 4.42 MB, 9 pages

Exhibit T: Correspondence

Ref: Letters containing assurances given to Local Authorities (Buckinghamshire County Council, Chiltern District Council, Aylesbury Vale District Council).

PDF, 3.73 MB, 12 pages

Exhibit U: Chiltern Tunnel Extension Report

Ref: A report detailing the proposals for extending the Chilterns tunnel at South Heath.

PDF, 9.83 MB, 34 pages

Exhibit V: Chiltern Tunnel Extension

Ref: Plans (construction, operation, traffic, vent shafts, cross-sections) showing the Chiltern tunnel extension.

PDF, 54.6 MB, 44 pages

Exhibit W: Wendover Further Noise Mitigation Report

Ref: A report detailing further noise mitigation at Wendover.

PDF, 13.2 MB, 42 pages

Exhibit X: Wendover Further Noise Mitigation

Ref: Plans showing the further noise mitigation at Wendover.

PDF, 11 MB, 17 pages

Details

These documents hold Information presented to petitioners ahead of the September 2015 Select Committee hearing. They provide summaries on numerous aspects of the project in the Chilterns area.

Additional information on the alternative tunnel proposals made by petitioners against the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill in the Chilterns, can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-speed-rail-in-the-chilterns

Published 26 August 2015