Policy paper

Property and compensation: HS2 Phase 2a information papers

The rights of land and property owners affected by the High Speed Two, West Midlands to Crewe, route.

Documents

HS2 Phase 2a information paper: Ground settlement

Details

Series C of our information papers describes how as a businesses or landowner you can access information about compensation and rights relating to:

  • compulsory purchase (and the context for considering compulsory purchase of land undertaken in the public interest)
  • how businesses directly affected will be provided with help to relocate
  • how landowners will be compensated for the acquisition of their land
  • safeguarding, statutory blight and generalised blight
  • approach to accessing sites for surveys and ground settlement as a result of tunnelling activities
Published 17 July 2017
Last updated 11 February 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated Phase 2a information paper: Information for property owners, Rural landowners and occupiers guide, Land acquisition policy, Safeguarding and statutory blight, Generalised blight, Disposal of surplus land, Business relocation, Compensation code for compulsory purchase, Recovery of costs by property owners, Small claims scheme, The community and environment fund and business and local economy fund (phase 2a business allocation), Local authority funding and new burdens, Site access for surveys, Ground settlement, Guide to Compensation for short term residential tenants and the change log.

  2. C8 and change log updated

  3. C13 updated - see change log for details

  4. Several updates made - see change log for details

  5. The C series of the Information Papers have been revised.

  6. Paper C11 added

  7. First published.