Statutory guidance

HS2 safeguarding guidance for property owners

For property owners who require further information on HS2 safeguarding and serving a Blight Notice.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Published: 9 July 2013
• Last updated: 9 March 2023 — See all updates

Documents

HS2 statutory blight and express purchase: guidance and frequently asked questions

PDF, 388 KB, 23 pages

Statutory blight questionnaire

PDF, 98.4 KB, 4 pages

Selling your home or small business using the Statutory Blight or Express Purchase process

PDF, 444 KB, 34 pages

Alternative dispute resolution for compulsory purchase claims

PDF, 720 KB, 30 pages

Blight Notice form for an individual application

PDF, 151 KB, 2 pages

Blight Notice form for mortgagees (e.g. banks and building societies)

PDF, 152 KB, 3 pages

Blight Notice form for an individual serving a notice on behalf of someone else

PDF, 130 KB, 2 pages

Claim items for the Statutory Blight or Express Purchase scheme checklist

PDF, 115 KB, 1 page

Claim items for the Statutory Blight or Express Purchase scheme

PDF, 199 KB, 4 pages

Scottish Safeguarding information document

PDF, 69.9 KB, 4 pages

Details

As well as helping to protect the land needed to construct and operate High Speed Two (HS2), the safeguarding directions also trigger something known as ‘Statutory Blight’.

‘Statutory Blight’ is when a property owner is within the safeguarded area and may be eligible to serve a Blight Notice asking the Secretary of State for Transport to buy their property prior to it being needed for construction of HS2.

Please ensure you have read the guidance on this page prior to serving a Blight Notice.

The respective guidance in the Alternative dispute resolution for compulsory purchase claims document asks that all formal requests for ADR are issued to LPClaims@hs2.org.uk, and we ask that all requests are made via this form.

Safeguarding maps

To find out if your property is within the safeguarding area please check the HS2 safeguarding page.

Published 9 July 2013
Last updated 9 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 9 March 2023

   Updated Alternative dispute resolution for compulsory purchase claims.

2. 20 February 2023

   Updated Alternative dispute resolution for compulsory purchase claims.

3. 7 June 2022

   Document added: Scottish Safeguarding information document.

4. 1 October 2021

   Updated Selling your home or small business using the Statutory Blight or Express Purchase process

5. 4 August 2021

   Updated HS2 statutory blight and express purchase: guidance and frequently asked questions.

6. 26 May 2021

   Added Claim items for the Statutory Blight or Express Purchase scheme and Claim items for the Statutory Blight or Express Purchase scheme checklist.

7. 7 October 2020

   Selling your home or small business using the Statutory Blight or Express Purchase process document updated

8. 7 July 2020

   Guidance and FAQ document updated to Plain English standard

9. 4 December 2018

   Update to guidance and FAQs document

10. 8 June 2018

    Phase One, 2a and 2b statutory blight and express purchase guidance replaced by new route-wide version

11. 30 May 2018

    New guidance and Advance Dispute Resolution document added

12. 27 September 2017

    Phase 2a guidance updated

13. 17 July 2017

    Updated 2b guidance

14. 16 August 2016

    Updated version of 'HS2 Phase One statutory blight and express purchase: a guide for property owners' uploaded to page to replace existing document.

15. 9 July 2013

    First published.