Impact assessment

HS2 Phase One safeguarding impact assessment

Impact assessment for safeguarding of the HS2 Phase One route between London and the West Midlands.

Documents

Details

This impact assessment sets out evidence for the impact of the Phase One safeguarding directions for the HS2 route between London and the West Midlands.

High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd recommends a safeguarding zone because it offers a balance between the need to protect land and property for construction and operational purposes, and the legitimate rights of land owners not to have their right to develop infringed unnecessarily.

A narrower zone would run a significantly higher risk that some subsequent developments would interfere with HS2 Ltd’s needs. A wider zone would place a greater restriction on development without significantly reducing the risks to the project.

Updates to this page

Published 26 June 2014
Last updated 16 August 2016 + show all updates
  1. Replaced document with updated version.

  2. First published.

Sign up for emails or print this page