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Local Area Engagement Plan Birmingham 2019 1 Local Area Engagement Plan Birmingham 2019 Birmingham 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: Birmingham 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 we‘ll Informing. We’ll keep you informed through clear, engage with communities in Birmingham to ensure timely and tailored communication about issues that that we meet our commitments and continue to be a affect you. This includes: good neighbour. This is particularly important in 2019 • engagement events in your area; as we begin our main construction work. • regular newsletters; sending you information sheets about our planned This plan: • works before they start; and • introduces you to your local Community Engagement team and partners working on • making sure we keep up-to-date information on our our behalf; local community websites, called Commonplace. • provides maps showing where our key works are in your area; Involving. We’ll create opportunities for you to get involved throughout the design and delivery of • informs you about the different ways you can the Project. This includes: contact us; and • explains how we’ll measure how well we’re doing • workshops and discussions on the design of key against our 10 Community Commitments. design elements along the route (such as stations, 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. n Residents’ Charter and Commissioner ea a 24/7 freephone 08081 434 434 l The Residents’ Charter is our promise to r P communicate as clearly as we possibly can with A Minicom 08081 456 472 l t people who live along or near the HS2 route. a n www.gov.uk/government/publications/hs2- Email [email protected] c e making sure that your local Engagement Manager o residents-charter m Write to L e We also have an independent Residents’ g Commissioner whose job is to make sure we keep FREEPOST a HS2 Community Engagement g • to the promises we make in the Charter and to keep it under constant review. Find reports at: En Website www.hs2.org.uk www.gov.uk/government/collections/hs2-ltd- residents-commissioner You can contact the Commissioner at: [email protected] Birmingham To keep up to date with what is 9 Construction Commissioner happening in your area, visit: 01 The Construction Commissioner’s role is to mediate www.hs2.commonplace.is 2 and monitor the way in which HS2 Ltd manages and responds to construction complaints. You can contact the Construction Commissioner at: [email protected] Please contact us if you’d like a free copy of 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. Birmingham Find out if you’re eligible for compensation at: gov.uk/government/publications/high-speed-two-ltd- privacy-notice). is available in your area at least once a week; and Holding us to account If you are unhappy for any reason you can make a 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 Birminghama g l 2 a 0 A 1 g r 9 e e m a Birmingham e n t P la n 2 HS2 Ltd Local Area Engagement Plan: Birmingham Who we are It’s important for everyone working on HS2 to Enabling works contractor understand the impact that their decisions and actions have. This includes all the companies and people working on our behalf. Your local Community Engagement team is here to speak on your behalf and to act as your voice within HS2 Ltd and our Laing O’Rourke Murphy Joint Venture (LM) supply chain. Your local team is made up of staff from HS2 Ltd and our partners, all working together to Allan Fatah listen and respond to local communities. Community Engagement Officer You can see their details below: (Curzon Street station area) Mel Ryan Your HS2 Ltd contacts Community Engagement Officer (Birmingham) Sophie Powers* LM are our enabling works contractor for this area Community Engagement Manager of the route. Their job is to prepare the land ready Sophie is responsible for for the construction of the railway. Their work engagement and communication includes undertaking surveys, demolition works, for Curzon Street station. utility diversions, road junction improvements and archaeological works. They have a number of *From September 2019, your different companies working for them to carry out Engagement Manager for Curzon these works. Your Community Engagement Officer Street station will change from from LM for the Curzon Street station area is Allan Sophie Powers to Rachel Johnson. Fatah and it is Mel Ryan for the rest of Birmingham. Susan Bridges Main works contractor Community Engagement Manager Susan is responsible for engagement and communication Balfour Beatty Vinci Joint Venture (BBV) for the line of route out of Natiesh Marshall Birmingham city centre. Community Engagement Officer Who else is working with us? BBV are the main works contractor for this area of We work closely with all our contractors to ensure the route. Their job is to prepare the final design of that details of the Project are shared with you. the HS2 route and build the railway in preparation for Several companies, known as our partners, will help the track and signalling installation. Your Community us to build the railway. These include our enabling Engagement Officer from BBV is Natiesh Marshall. works and main works contractors, who will help us deliver the new railway and stations. Our partners Station design partner also include other companies such as utility WSP companies who will help us undertake the work needed to deliver HS2. In 2018, we asked WSP to design Curzon Street station. WSP is working with Grimshaw, Glenn Howells and Grant Associates to design the new station and surrounding areas. HS2 Ltd Local Area Engagement Plan: Birmingham 3 Our year ahead In 2019, we’ll enter the main works delivery phase Council and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to of the Project and so the impact and frequency plan these works and keep disruption to a minimum. of our works is likely to increase. We’re committed We’ll share details of the works on our local website to minimising these impacts and measuring the to make sure you know how your journeys might effectiveness of our engagement to ensure that be affected. You can visit our local website at we’re doing the best we possibly can. hs2inbirmingham.co.uk We measure and report on how we’re being a This year we’ll continue our archaeological works good neighbour through our regular progress in the Curzon Street station area, and we’ll share reports.
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