HS2 Phase 2b working draft Environmental Statement documents
This collection of documents make up the HS2 Phase 2b working draft Environmental Statement.
HS2 Ltd is consulting on these documents from 11 October 2018 to 21 December 2018. For more information about the consultation and how to respond to it, please visit the working draft Environmental Statement consultation page.
Non-technical summary
Provides a summary of the working draft Environmental Statement in non-technical language.
Volume 1: Introduction and methodology
An introduction to the working draft Environmental Statement and an overview of the route and the environmental impact assessment process.
Volume 2: Community area reports and maps
Describes likely significant route-wide environmental effects of the construction and operation, based on the current level of design, of HS2 Phase 2b.
Volume 3: Route-wide effects
The likely significant route-wide environmental effects of the construction and operation, based on the current level of design, of HS2 Phase 2b.
Volume 4: Off-route effects
The likely off-route works (where locations are known) and the approach to their assessment.