Guidance

HS2 Phase One environmental statement volume 5: land quality

Published 25 November 2013

These documents have been published as part of the HS2 Phase One environmental statement for the route between London and the West Midlands. The environmental statement was produced to accompany the HS2 Phase One hybrid Bill.

This appendix presents information on the land quality assessment undertaken, including:

• detailed assessment of areas of potential contamination in the vicinity of Phase One of HS2
• information on site visits, mining and mineral areas, sites of geological conservation interest
• discussions with consultees
• maps showing features relevant to the land quality assessment such as areas of potential contamination, landfills and mineral areas

Data reports

These reports are specific to individual community forum areas (CFAs). A map depicting each CFA along the route is available in the Introduction to the environmental statement.

Land quality data appendix reports for relevant community forum areas:

• CFA 01 land quality report: Euston Station and approach (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-001, ES 3.5.2.1.7) (PDF, 695KB)
• CFA 02 land quality report: Camden Town and HS1 link (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-002, ES 3.5.2.2.7) (PDF, 561KB)
• CFA 03 land quality report: Primrose Hill to Kilburn (Camden) (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-003, ES 3.5.2.3.7) (PDF, 488KB)
• CFA 04 land quality report: Kilburn (Brent) to Old Oak Common (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-004, ES 3.5.2.4.7) (PDF, 795KB)
• CFA 05 land quality report: Northolt Corridor (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-005, ES 3.5.2.5.7) (PDF, 800KB)
• CFA 06 land quality report: South Ruislip to Ickenham (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-006, ES 3.5.2.6.8) (PDF, 543KB)
• CFA 07 land quality report: Colne Valley (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-007, ES 3.5.2.7.9) (PDF, 751KB)
• CFA 08 land quality report: The Chalfonts and Amersham (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-008, ES 3.5.2.8.8) (PDF, 514KB)
• CFA 09 land quality report: Central Chilterns (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-009, ES 3.5.2.9.9) (PDF, 488KB)
• CFA 10 land quality report: Dunsmore, Wendover and Halton (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-010, ES 3.5.2.10.8) (PDF, 728KB)
• CFA 11 land quality report: Stoke Mandeville and Aylesbury (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-011, ES 3.5.2.11.9) (PDF, 482KB)
• CFA 12 land quality report: Waddesdon and Quainton (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-012, 3.5.2.12.8) (PDF, 458KB)
• CFA 13 land quality report: Calvert, Steeple Claydon, Twyford and Chetwode (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-013, ES 3.5.2.13.8) (PDF, 693KB)
• CFA 14 land quality report: Newton Purcell to Brackley (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-014, ES 3.5.2.14.8) (PDF, 1.7MB)
• CFA 15 land quality report: Greatworth to Lower Boddington (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-015, ES 3.5.2.15.8) (PDF, 558KB)
• CFA 16 land quality report: Ladbroke and Southam (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-016, ES 3.5.2.16.9) (PDF, 1MB)
• CFA 17 land quality report: Offchurch and Cubbington (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-017, ES 3.5.2.17.8) (PDF, 594KB)
• CFA 18 land quality report: Stoneleigh, Kenilworth and Burton Green (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-018, ES 3.5.2.18.8) (PDF, 1.2MB)
• CFA 19 land quality report: Coleshill Junction (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-019, ES 3.5.2.19.8) (PDF, 1.1MB)
• CFA 20 land quality report: Curdworth to Middleton (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-020, ES 3.5.2.20.8) (PDF, 1.4MB)
• CFA 21 land quality report: Drayton Bassett, Hints and Weeford (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-021, ES 3.5.2.21.8) (PDF, 669KB)
• CFA 22 land quality report: Whittington to Handsacre (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-022, ES 3.5.2.22.8) (PDF, 978KB)
• CFA 23 land quality report: Balsall Common and Hampton in Arden (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-023, ES 3.5.2.23.8) (PDF, 1.2MB)
• CFA 24 land quality report: Birmingham Interchange and Chelmsley Wood (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-024, ES 3.5.2.24.8) (PDF, 624KB)
• CFA 25 land quality report part 1: Castle Bromwich and Bromford (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-025, ES 3.5.2.25.8) (PDF, 836KB)
• CFA 26 land quality report: Washwood Heath to Curzon Street (Ref: volume 5 appendix LQ-001-026, ES 3.5.2.26.7) (PDF, 811KB)

Map book

Map series LQ-01 shows all the areas of land that have been assessed with an indication of which areas may pose a contaminative risk for Phase One of HS2. The maps also show landfills (both current and historical); current and potential mineral and mining areas; and geological conservation sites.

Land quality map book:

• Land quality map book (Ref: ES 3.5.1.6) (PDF, 79MB)

Related HS2 Phase One environmental statement documents

Further documents are also available:

• HS2 Phase One environmental statement: documents
• HS2 Phase One environmental statement: glossary and abbreviations
• HS2 Phase One hybrid Bill