Guidance

HS2 Phase One environmental statement volume 5: landscape and visual assessment

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 the baseline conditions for all landscape character areas and visual assessment viewpoints located along the HS2 Phase One line of route. It also summarises the assessment of significance for all landscape character areas and representative viewpoints during construction and operation of Phase One of HS2.

The map books show landscape character areas, zones of theoretical visibility and the viewpoint locations within each community forum area (CFA).

Data reports

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

Landscape reports for each community forum area:

• CFA 01 landscape and visual assessment: Euston Station and approach (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-001, ES 3.5.2.1.8) (PDF, 20MB)
• CFA 02 landscape and visual assessment: Camden Town and HS1 link (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-002, ES 3.5.2.2.8) (PDF, 8MB)
• CFA 03 landscape and visual assessment: Primrose Hill to Kilburn (Camden) (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-003, ES 3.5.2.3.8) (PDF, 6MB)
• CFA 04 landscape and visual assessment: Kilburn (Brent) to Old Oak Common (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-004, ES 3.5.2.4.8) (PDF, 9MB)
• CFA 05 landscape and visual assessment: Northolt Corridor (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-005, ES 3.5.2.5.8) (PDF, 6MB)
• CFA 06 landscape and visual assessment: South Ruislip to Ickenham (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-006, ES 3.5.2.6.9) (PDF, 11MB)
• CFA 07 landscape and visual assessment: Colne Valley (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-007, ES 3.5.2.7.11) (PDF, 7.5MB)
• CFA 08 landscape and visual assessment: The Chalfonts and Amersham (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-008, ES 3.5.2.8.9) (PDF, 3MB)
• CFA 09 landscape and visual assessment: Central Chilterns (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-009, ES 3.5.2.9.10) (PDF, 5.3MB)
• CFA 10 landscape and visual assessment: Dunsmore, Wendover and Halton (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-010, ES 3.5.2.10.9) (PDF, 16MB)
• CFA 11 landscape and visual assessment: Stoke Mandeville and Aylesbury (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-011, ES 3.5.2.11.10) (PDF, 10MB)
• CFA 12 landscape and visual assessment: Waddesdon and Quainton (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-012, ES 3.5.2.12.9) (PDF, 9.1MB)
• CFA 13 landscape and visual assessment: Calvert, Steeple Claydon, Twyford and Chetwode (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-013, ES 3.5.2.13.9) (PDF, 10.1MB)
• CFA 14 landscape and visual assessment: Newton Purcell to Brackley (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-014, ES 3.5.2.14.9) (PDF, 10.2MB)
• CFA 15 landscape and visual assessment: Greatworth to Lower Boddington (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-015, ES 3.5.2.15.9) (PDF, 15MB)
• CFA 16 landscape and visual assessment: Ladbroke and Southam (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-016, ES 3.5.2.16.10) (PDF, 26MB)
• CFA 17 landscape and visual assessment: Offchurch and Cubbington (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-017, ES 3.5.2.17.9) (PDF, 23.3MB)
• CFA 18 landscape and visual assessment: Stoneleigh, Kenilworth and Burton Green (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-018, ES 3.5.2.18.9) (PDF, 31.4MB)
• CFA 19 landscape and visual assessment: Coleshill Junction (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-019, ES 3.5.2.19.9) (PDF, 24.3MB)
• CFA 20 landscape and visual assessment: Curdworth to Middleton (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-020, ES 3.5.2.20.9) (PDF, 40MB)
• CFA 21 landscape and visual assessment: Drayton Bassett, Hints and Weeford (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-021, ES 3.5.2.21.9) (PDF, 30.3MB)
• CFA 22 landscape and visual assessment: Whittington to Handsacre (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-022, ES 3.5.2.22.9) (PDF, 36.6MB)
• CFA 23 landscape and visual assessment: Balsall Common and Hampton in Arden (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-023, ES 3.5.2.23.9) (PDF, 7.6MB)
• CFA 24 landscape and visual assessment: Birmingham Interchange and Chelmsley Wood (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-024, ES 3.5.2.24.9) (PDF, 4,5MB)
• CFA 25 landscape and visual assessment: Castle Bromwich and Bromford (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-025, ES 3.5.2.25.9) (PDF, 13.4MB)
• CFA 26 landscape and visual assessment: Washwood Heath to Curzon Street (Ref: volume 5 appendix LV-001-026, ES 3.5.2.26.8) (PDF, 33.7MB)

Map books

The map books contain series of maps that shows the:

• landscape character areas that have been considered for assessment and illustrate significant residual effects during construction and operation
• construction phase zone of theoretical visibility and the viewpoint locations from which the visual assessment of Phase One of HS2 has been undertaken
• operational phase year 1 and year 15 zone of theoretical visibility and the viewpoint locations from which the visual assessment of Phase One of HS2 has been undertaken

Landscape and visual assessment map books:

• Landscape and visual map book for Euston and London Metropolitan (Ref: ES 3.5.1.7.1) (PDF, 105MB)
• Landscape and visual map book for country: south (Ref: ES 3.5.1.7.2) (PDF, 171MB)
• Landscape and visual map book for country: north (Ref: ES 3.5.1.7.3) (PDF, 131MB)
• Landscape and visual map book for West Midlands Metropolitan (Ref: ES 3.5.1.7.4) (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