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Response to HS2 proposals
Find out about all the latest decisions that have been made by Leicestershire County Council.
Since 2013 there have been a number of consultations concerning HS2 – each consultation is detailed below along with our responses.
Integrated Rail Plan
Call for evidence
National Infrastructure Commission - Call For evidence - May 2020
In February 2020 after the Oakervee review it was recommended for HS2 to continue in full, the Government asked the National infrastructure to produce a Rail Needs Assessment, and they started this process through a ‘call for evidence’.
Evidence submission
The joint evidence was submitted to the National Infrastructure Commission to help form their Rail Needs Assessment for the Midlands and the North and includes the Leicester Rail Station strategic outline business case.
Interim report
National Infrastructure Commission - Interim report - July 2020
This report sets out the methodology that will be used in the final report.
Final report
National Infrastructure Commission - Rail Needs Assessment - Final report - December 2020
The report contained a series of options for the government to consider in its Integrated Rail Plan expected in mid-2021.
Integrated rail plan
The Integrated Rail Plan (expected to be available in 2021) is the Governments proposal on how they intend to deliver HS2 Phase 2b, including the 30km section through Leicestershire.
2019 Design Refinement Consultation
Phase 2b Western leg
HS2 Phase 2b Western leg design refinement consultation - June 2019
The Department for Transport published this consultation including changes to the design and route of the railway through Leicestershire.
Our cabinet report
Cabinet report - HS2 Phase 2b Design refinement consultation - June 2019
On the 20 June 2019 the Cabinet was updated on the consultation and how the changes will affect Leicestershire.
Our response to the consultation
Response to HS2 Phase 2b ‘2019 Design refinement’ consultation - September 2019
This was our response to the Department for Transport’s HS2 Phase 2b design refinement consultation, published on 6th June 2019. These proposals set out 11 refinements / changes to the route of HS2 Phase 2b.
Government response
HS2 Phase 2b: Crewe to Manchester and West Midlands to Leeds - Summary report – October 2020
HS2 Ltd responded to the feedback from its Design Refinement Consultation on Phase 2b.
2018 Working Draft Environmental Statement and Equalities Impact Assessment Consultations
Consultations
HS2 Phase 2b working draft Environmental Statement documents - October 2018
HS2 Ltd released this collection of documents to consult on until the 21 December 2018.
HS2 Phase 2b working draft Equality Impact Assessment Report - October 2018
Published by HS2 Ltd.
Our cabinet report
Cabinet report - HS2 Phase 2b update - October 2018
On the 16 October 2018 the Cabinet was updated on the current position on the proposed 30km long High-Speed Rail (HS2) route through Leicestershire and seek approval on the approach to mitigation measures against HS2 impacts. This was also to seek approval to allocate additional resources to deal with the development of HS2 in Leicestershire.
You can read the minutes and decisions for the cabinet meeting on 16 October 2018
Our response to the consultations
Response to HS2 Ltd ‘2018 Working draft environmental statement’ consultation - December 2018
This was our response before the end of the consultation period in December 2018.
Response to HS2 Ltd ‘2018 Working draft Equality Impact Assessment’ consultation - December 2018
This was our response to the report.
Summary reports
On the 6 June 2019 the Government published a summary report which included the responses received, including those from Leicestershire.
HS2 Phase 2b working draft Equality Impact Assessment report – Consultation summary report
Summary of the response received to the consultation.
2017 Leicester and Leicestershire Rail Strategy
Our cabinet report
This rail strategy highlighted some of the route refinement changes made in 2016. On 10 October 2017 the strategy went to the Cabinet and the Authorities position to enable officers to engage with the Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd to seek outcomes that are for the benefit of Leicester and Leicestershire residents and businesses was confirmed.
You can read the minutes and decisions for the cabinet meeting on 10 October 2017
Final rail strategy
Leicester and Leicestershire Rail Strategy - February 2017
This is the final report on Leicester and Leicestershire’s rail strategy.
2016 Route Refinement and Property Consultation
HS2 Phase 2b
HS2 Phase 2b Crewe to Manchester, West Midlands to Leeds: property consultation - November 2016
This consultation began in November 2016 and ran for 16 weeks. Its aim was to seek views on the property compensation and assistance schemes proposed for people affected by the plans for the HS2 Phase 2b route.
Our cabinet report
The cabinet was updated on the Route Refinement consultation at their meeting on 10 February 2017. Approval was also sought from the cabinet on the adoption of the draft Leicester and Leicestershire Rail Strategy.
You can read the minutes and decisions for the cabinet meeting on 10 February 2017 which form part of the Council’s formal position on HS2 Phase 2b.
Our response to the consultation
Response to HS2 Phase 2b ‘Route refinement and property’ consultation - March 2017
Part A of this response was to respond to the High Speed Two Phase 2b Property Consultation and Part B focused on the Route Refinement Consultation.
Phase 2b route decision
This report provides a summary of responses for the Route Refinement and Property Consultation that ran for 16 weeks starting in November 2016 and comes with a Phase 2b route decision.
2013 Route Alignment Consultation
HS2 Phase 2
Phase 2 proposed route documents - Published July 2013
Set out the proposed route from the West Midlands to Manchester, Leeds and beyond as at July 2013. The information supported the route consultation that ran from July 2013 to January 2014.
Our cabinet report
On 15 January 2014 the Cabinet met to discuss the response to the Government’s HS2 Phase 2 route consultation. This report was submitted to HS2 Ltd in January 2014 as our response to the High Speed 2 (Phase 2) consultation.
You can read the minutes and decisions for the cabinet meeting on 15 January 2014