The High Court have granted Buckinghamshire Council permission to go to Judicial Review on its appeals against six HS2 lorry route decisions.
The Honourable Mrs Justice Lang has granted permission to Buckinghamshire Council to apply for Judicial Review on its appeals against six HS2 lorry route decisions. This is good news as it means that the judge is satisfied that the Council has reasonable arguments in its appeal to quash these decisions.
The lorry routes the Judicial Review relates to are:
· Brackley Road
· Wendover Green Tunnel
· Small Dean Lane, Wendover to the Strategic Road Network
· Small Dean Viaduct, Wendover to the Strategic Road Network
· Chiltern Tunnel North Portal to the Strategic Road Network, and three worksites
at Little Missenden, Chesham and the North Portal to the Strategic Road Network
The hearing is likely to take place in April/May 2022.
HS2 ongoing work
You can see the work that is taking place in Buckinghamshire on the HS2 website, ‘In Your Area’ section (Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire) and sign up for automatic alerts. HS2 Ltd or contractors are committed to send out Advanced Warning Notices 2 weeks ahead of works commencing.
Works in Buckinghamshire
Listed here are some of the main works in the table below (please note this is not a comprehensive list) :
|
| Works |
Duration |
| Colne Valley Viaduct construction |
Mar 2021-2023 |
| Chalfont St Giles, CSG10/1 and CSG32/1
footpath closures |
Jun 2020-Feb 2030 |
| Chalfont St Giles, Bottom House Farm Lane closure |
Aug 2021-Feb 2022 |
| Chalfont St Giles, monitoring borehole works at Stone Meadow |
Nov 2021-Jan 2022 |
| Amersham Vent Shaft construction |
Dec 2021-Mar 2022 |
| Chesham Road, temporary traffic lights |
Nov 2021-Sep 2022 |
| Great Missenden, commence north portal
earthworks |
Aug 2021-Sep 2022 |
| Little Missenden Vent Shaft construction |
Jan 2022-Jun 2022 |
| Aylesbury, south earthworks cutting |
Oct 2021-Oct 2024 |
| Aylesbury, A418 break from highway |
Nov 2021-mid Feb 2022 |
| Princes Risborough to Aylesbury railway |
Dec 2021-May 2022 |
| Marsh Lane and Old Risborough Road
closures |
May 2021-Apr 2026 |
| Quainton construction activities |
Sep-Winter 2021 |
| Waddesdon, south earthworks cutting |
Oct 2021-Sep 2022 |
| Small Dean Lane, Wendover road closure |
Dec 2021-March 2024 |
|
HS2 Forthcoming Works Packages submission to Buckinghamshire Council
Schedule 17 of the HS2 Act puts in place a process for the approval of certain matters relating to the design and construction of the railway, which requires that the nominated undertaker (HS2 Ltd and its contractors) must seek approval of these matters from the relevant planning authority.
As deemed planning permission has been granted by the Act, requests for approval under Schedule 17 are not planning applications and there are few grounds on which the Council can refuse.
*Please note however, forecast dates are subject to slippage by contractors*
|
| Schedule 17 package |
Location |
Planned submission date |
| Bicester Road Embankment
Waddesdon South Cutting
Bridleway FMA/1 overbridge
A41 Bicester Road realignment and overbridge
Footpath WAD/4 Accommodation overbridge |
Putlowes to Waddesdon (AVDC package 9) |
Application received
November 2021 |
| South Heath cutting
Footpath GMI/12 overbridge and GMI/2 accommodation overbridge
Leather Lane overbridge and highway realignment |
South Heath
(CDC package 1) |
January 2022 – overdue |
| Doddershall Embankment / Woodlands Cutting / Bridleway QUA/28A Accommodation overbridge |
Quainton to Grendon Underwood (AVDC Package 11) |
January 2022 – overdue |
| Chesham Road Intervention Shaft Plans and Specifications |
Plans and specifications |
February 2022 |
| Chesham Road Intervention Shaft Site Restoration |
Chesham Road Vent Shaft |
February 2022 |
| North portal design and external appearance of buildings |
Land to the west of Frith Hill |
February 2022 |
| South Heath cutting
Cottage Farm accommodation overbridge
TLE/2 Footbridge
Bowood Lane overbridge and highway |
Bowood Lane (AVDC package 1) |
February 2022 |
| Padbury Brook diversion |
Schedule 17 |
February 2022 |
| Featherbed Lane Overbridge Tibbets Farm EFATS Barton to Mixbury Cutting Mixbury Culvert Mixbury Embankment Bridleway 303/4 Overbridge |
Mixbury (Cherwell DC Package 03) |
February 2022 |
| Turweston 132KV Construction Site Restoration |
Turweston |
February 2022 |
| Featherbed Lane 132KV Site Restoration |
Featherbed Lane |
February 2022 |
| Wendover Green Tunnel Ellesborough Road re-construction Wendover north cutting Nash Lee Road and overbridge |
Nash Lee (AVDC Package 04) |
March 2022 |
| Chetwode Cutting Barton Hartshorn Embankment Barton to Mixbury Cutting Footpath CHW/18 Accommodation Overbridge School End Overbridge The Green Highway Realignment |
Chetwode to Mixbury (AVDC Package 15) |
March 2022 |
| Westbury Embankment / Westbury Viaduct / Grovehill Embankment /Turweston Cutting / Turweston Embankment / Turweston Viaduct |
Westbury to Turweston (AVDC Package 16) |
March 2022 |
| Aylesbury South Cutting and Embankment /Footpath SMA/16 overbridge Bridleway SBH/19 and SBH/27 overbridges / Footpath SBH/34 and SBH/32 overbridges / A418 Oxford Road overbridge |
South West Aylesbury (AVDC Package 06A) |
March 2022 |
| Ground level permanent earthworks and fencing and restoration proposals for Colne Valley Viaduct northern area. (Moorhall Road North) |
Land Between the A412 and Moorhall Road |
April 2022 |
| Aylesbury North Cutting Oxford Road Embankment Whaddon Hill Cutting Bridleway SBH/32 overbridge Bridleway SBH/2 overbridge |
Hartwell (AVDC Package 07) |
April 2022 |
| Rocky Lane underbridge / Small Dean south embankment / Small Dean viaduct / Small Dean north embankment / A413 diversion Green Tunnel South Portal / Bacombe Lane re-construction |
Small Dean (AVDC Package 03) |
April 2022 |
| Thame Valley South Embankment / Thame Valley Viaduct / Thame Valley North Embankment / Putlowes Cutting Putlowes Accommodation overbridge |
Thame Valley (AVDC Package 08) |
April 2022 |
| SCL/8 Footbridge |
Steeple Claydon |
TBC |
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