Policy paper

Environmental minimum requirements for HS2 Phase 2a

The government’s environmental and sustainability commitments that accompany the High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Act 2021.

• From: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Published: 17 July 2017
• Last updated: 11 February 2021
  Show all updates

  1. 11 February 2021

     All documents updated as part of Royal Assent for Phase 2a

  2. 19 June 2019

     Change log added Draft COCP updated

  3. 17 July 2017

     First published.

Documents

HS2 Phase 2a environmental minimum requirements: General principles

PDF, 465 KB, 12 pages

HS2 Phase 2a environmental minimum requirements: Code of construction practice

PDF, 641 KB, 98 pages

HS2 Phase 2a environmental minimum requirements: Planning memorandum

PDF, 340 KB, 22 pages

HS2 Phase 2a environmental minimum requirements: Heritage memorandum

PDF, 242 KB, 18 pages

HS2 Phase 2a environmental minimum requirements: Environmental memorandum

PDF, 368 KB, 26 pages

HS2 Phase 2a environmental minimum requirements change log

PDF, 105 KB, 1 page

Details

The environmental minimum requirements (EMR) include the general principles, and the environmental, planning and heritage memorandums. These documents accompany the High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Act 2021.

The HS2 Phase 2a Register of Undertakings and Assurances also forms part of the HS2 Phase 2a environmental minimum requirements.