Local Area Engagement Plan Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire
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1 Local Area Engagement Plan Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire 2019 High Speed Two (HS2) Limited has been tasked by the Department for Transport (DfT) with managing the delivery of a new national high speed rail network. It is a non-departmental public body wholly owned by the DfT. High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Two Snowhill Snow Hill Queensway Birmingham B4 6GA Telephone: 08081 434 434 General email enquiries: [email protected] Website: www.hs2.org.uk High Speed Two (HS2) Limited has actively considered the needs of blind and partially sighted people in accessing this document. The text will be made available in full on the HS2 website. The text may be freely downloaded and translated by individuals or organisations for conversion into other accessible formats. If you have other needs in this regard please contact High Speed Two (HS2) Limited. © High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, 2019, except where otherwise stated. Copyright in the typographical arrangement rests with High Speed Two (HS2) Limited. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ version/2 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or e-mail: [email protected]. Where we have identified any third-party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Printed in Great Britain on paper containing at least 75% recycled fibre. 1 HS2 Ltd Local Area Engagement Plan: Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire About this plan How we will engage We’re committed to being a good neighbour and we‘ll ensure that you can find out about our planned works and activities in your area easily. Equally, we want you Our Community Engagement Strategy outlines all the to have the opportunity to give us your comments ways that we’ll engage with people and communities and tell us your concerns. that are affected along the route. We’ve written this We will engage with you by: Local Area Engagement Plan to explain how we’ll deliver our Strategy in your area. It sets out how Informing. We’ll keep you informed through clear, we‘ll engage with communities in Buckinghamshire timely and tailored communication about issues that and Oxfordshire to ensure that we meet our affect you. This includes: commitments and continue to be a good neighbour. • engagement events in your area; This is particularly important in 2019 as we begin our • regular newsletters; main construction work. • sending you information sheets about our planned works before they start; and This plan: • introduces you to your local Community • making sure we keep up-to-date information on our Engagement team and partners working on local community websites, called Commonplace. our behalf; We’ll create opportunities for you to • provides maps showing where our key works are Involving. in your area; get involved throughout the design and delivery of the Project. This includes: • informs you about the different ways you can contact us; and • workshops and discussions on the design of key • explains how we’ll measure how well we’re doing design elements along the route (such as stations, against our 10 Community Commitments. vent shafts, viaducts and hoardings); • interactive archaeology and ecology programmes; • meetings and events; and • local community investment programmes. Responding. We’ll provide free and accessible ways for you to contact us to answer your questions about the Project and help with any problems that may arise from our works. This includes: • our Helpdesk team, who are available all day, every day via Freephone 08081 434 434, Minicom 08081 456 472 or email [email protected]; Keeping you informed We are committed to keeping you informed about work on HS2. This includes ensuring Contact us you know what to expect and when to expect it, as well as how we can help. If you have any questions about this document, please get in touch. Residents’ Charter and Commissioner a n 08081 434 434 a 24/7 freephone e The Residents’ Charter is our promise to r Pl communicate as clearly as we possibly can with Minicom 08081 456 472 l A t people who live along or near the HS2 route. a n www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2- Email [email protected] c e ire residents-charter o m Write to L e sh making sure that your local Engagement Manager We also have an independent Residents’ g FREEPOST Commissioner whose job is to make sure we keep a m HS2 Community Engagement a to the promises we make in the Charter and to g h keep it under constant review. Find reports at: Website www.hs2.org.uk En g • e www.gov.uk/government/collections/hs2-ltd- in ir residents-commissioner ck sh You can contact the Commissioner at: u d [email protected] B r To keep up to date with what is fo Construction Commissioner happening in your area, visit: x The Construction Commissioner’s role is to mediate www.hs2.commonplace.is O and monitor the way in which HS2 Ltd manages & and responds to construction complaints. You 9 can contact the Construction Commissioner at: 01 [email protected] Please contact us if you’d like a free copy of 2 this document in large print, Braille, audio or Property and compensation easy read. You can also contact us for help the line of route by visiting: HS2 Ltd is committed to protecting personal information. www.gov.uk/government/collections/hs2-property If you wish to know more about how we use your personal information please see our Privacy Notice (https://www. Find out if you’re eligible for compensation at: gov.uk/government/publications/high-speed-two-ltd- privacy-notice). Holding us to account If you are unhappy for any reason you can make a is available in your area at least once a week; and complaint via the helpline. For more details on our complaints process, please visit our website: www.hs2.org.uk/how-to-complain CS1062a High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, registered in England and Wales. • replying promptly to information requests. L o En c B a g l & u a A 2 c g 0 k r 1 O e e 9 x in m a f g e o 1 r h n d a t s m h P i s la r h n e ir e 2 HS2 Ltd Local Area Engagement Plan: Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Who we are It’s important for everyone working on HS2 to Who else is working with us? understand the impact that their decisions and We work closely with all our contractors to ensure actions have. This includes all the companies and that details of the Project are shared with you. people working on our behalf. Your local Community Several companies, known as our partners, will Engagement team is here to speak on your behalf help us to build the railway. These include our and to act as your voice within HS2 Ltd and our enabling works and main works contractors, who supply chain. Your local team is made up of staff from will help us deliver the new railway and stations. HS2 Ltd and our partners, all working together to Our partners also include other companies such as listen and respond to local communities. utility companies who will help us undertake the work You can see their details below: needed to deliver HS2. Your HS2 Ltd contacts Enabling works contractor Emma Gaydon Community Engagement Manager Emma will be your first point of contact and is responsible for Fusion is the enabling works contractor for this area engagement from Denham to of the route. Their job is to prepare the land ready Great Missenden. for the construction of the railway. The Community Engagement team from Fusion for this area of the Vernon Loo route are Anne-Marie Brannigan, Lorraine Kelly and Community Engagement Manager Simon Griffiths. Vernon will be your first point of contact and is responsible Main works contractors for engagement from Great Missenden to Aylesbury. Cheryl Snudden Community Engagement Manager Eiffage Kier (EK) are one of our partners. They’re Cheryl will be your first point of responsible for the design development and contact and is responsible for construction of the new high speed railway line for engagement from Waddesdon this area of the route. The Community Engagement to Turweston. team from EK for this part of the route are Chris James and Nicola Jotzhein. Luke Nipen Senior Engagement Manager Luke oversees engagement in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Align are another of our partners and are responsible for the design development and construction of the route from South Harefield to Great Missenden. The Community Engagement team from Align are David Eve, Bobbette Watson, Duncan Fallon and David Orr Ewing. HS2 Ltd Local Area Engagement Plan: Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire 3 Our year ahead Late 2019 and beyond, we’ll enter the main works You can find details of the works not mentioned in delivery phase of the Project and so the impact this Plan in our Construction Forward Look published and frequency of our works is likely to increase. every three months for your area. You can find a We’re committed to minimising these impacts and copy of this on your local community website measuring the effectiveness of our engagement to hs2inbucksandox.co.uk or by contacting our ensure that we’re doing the best we possibly can. Helpdesk team for a copy. Further details can be found on page 10. We measure and report on how we’re being a good neighbour through our regular progress This year, we’ll continue our enabling works, to get reports.