HS2 and the environment

Minimising the environmental impact of HS2 including, noise, air quality, building materials and the impact on biodiversity and communities.

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Guidance and regulation

• HS2 Phase One environmental statement volume 2: community forum area reports and mapbooks
  • Map
  • 23 November 2013
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• HS2 Phase One environmental statement: scope and methodology
  • Guidance
  • 25 November 2013
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited and Department for Transport
• HS2 Phase One environmental statement volume 5: landscape and visual assessment
  • Guidance
  • 25 November 2013
  • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• HS2 Phase One environmental statement volume 1: introduction to the environmental statement
  • Guidance
  • 25 November 2013
  • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• HS2 Phase One environmental statement volume 5: ecology
  • Guidance
  • 25 November 2013
  • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited

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News and communications

• History made as Dorothy – HS2’s state-of-the-art tunnel boring machine – completes the project’s first tunnel after 8 months underground
  • 26 July 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• HS2 Bromford Tunnel extension: Transport and Works Act order
  • 21 January 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • Decision
• HS2 update: 29 June 2021
  • 29 June 2021
  • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Written statement
• HS2 6-monthly report to Parliament: March 2021
  • 23 March 2021
  • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Written statement
• HS2 Ltd's approach to ancient woodlands during the Oakervee Review
  • 2 October 2019
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Background information and data for the HS2 Phase 2b SES2 and AP2 ES: Traffic and transport
  • 3 July 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Research
• Background information and data for the HS2 Phase 2b SES2 and AP2 ES: Land quality
  • 3 July 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Research
• Background information and data for the HS2 Phase 2b SES2 and AP2 ES: Historic environment
  • 3 July 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Research
• Background information and data for the HS2 Phase 2b SES2 and AP2 ES: Ecology and biodiversity
  • 3 July 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Research
• Background information and data for the HS2 Phase 2b SES2 and AP2 ES: Air quality
  • 3 July 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Monitoring noise and vibration on the HS2 Phase One route (October 2024)
  • 16 December 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Impact assessment
• Monitoring air quality and dust on the HS2 Phase One route (October 2024)
  • 16 December 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Impact assessment
• Local Environmental Management Plans for HS2 Phase One
  • 28 November 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Policy paper
• SEI reports for new significant environmental effects on the HS2 Phase One route
  • 26 November 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Impact assessment
• HS2 Ancient Woodland Reports
  • 15 November 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• HS2 Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Report
  • 18 December 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Corporate report
• HS2 Environmental Policy
  • 23 October 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Corporate report
• HS2 Phase 2a SES2 and AP2 ES Competency Statement
  • 8 February 2019
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Transparency
• Minutes from meetings of the HS2 Environment Roundtable
  • 23 February 2018
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Transparency
• HS2 Chiltern AONB Review Group meeting resources
  • 30 June 2016
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Transport

• High Speed Two (HS2) Limited