HIGH SPEED RAIL (LONDON – WEST MIDLANDS) BILL SELECT COMMITTEE SITE VISIT DRAFT AND SUBJECT TO ELECTION 20 May 2015 – CFA 8 & 9 and MP Constituency

ID no. Activity Timings Location Issue CFA 8 • Arrive at Chalfont St Latimer Train Station 1. MEET 10:15 Chalfont St Latimer Train Station • Meet minibus and travel to first stop TRAVEL 10:15–10:30 Drive to Chesham Lane • See proposed location of vent shaft 2. STOP 10:30–10:35 vent shaft (Chesham Lane) • Hear concerns about the visual impact of vent shaft on landscape TRAVEL 10:35–10:45 Drive to Bottom House Farm Lane • See proposed location of vent shaft 3. PAUSE 10:45–10:50 vent shaft/Bottom House Farm Lane • Hear concerns about the use of Bottom House Farm Lane as a construction route TRAVEL 10.50–11:00 Drive to Whielden Street • See proposed location of vent shaft • Hear concerns about the visual impact of vent shaft 4. STOP 11:00–11:15 Amersham Hospital/Amersham vent shaft • Hear concerns about the proximity of the route and impact of works on the hospital TRAVEL 11:15–11:20 Drive to via A413 CFA 9 • Hear concerns about the vent shaft location and design of 5. PAUSE 11:20–11:30 Little Missenden the structure • Hear concerns about the impact of construction on village

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Travel from Little Missenden on the A413, B485 and Hyde TRAVEL 11:30–11:40 Heath Road to • Hear concerns about the construction and operational impacts of the railway on the Village 6. PAUSE 11:40–11:45 Hyde Heath Village • Discuss concerns about the impact of the scheme on Hyde Heath Primary School • Note site of new access road to be built by HS2 as driving TRAVEL 11:45–11:50 Drive to Chapel Farm/Hyde Farm via Hyde Lane up Hyde Heath Lane • Hear property issues at the farms and concerns of 7. STOP 11:50–12:05 Chapel Farm/Hyde Farm property owners TRAVEL 12:05-12:35 Walk to Mantles Wood via Footpaths • View site of Tunnel Portal in the ancient woodland of Mantles Wood 8. STOP 12:35-12:45 Mantles Wood • Hear concerns about the visual, ecological and noise issues associated with works in Mantles Wood

TRAVEL 12:45-13:15 Walk back to Chapel Farm/Hyde Farm and board bus

• Hear concerns about loss/severance of local Footpaths • Hear concerns about the safety of Hyde End junction Travel to via Hyde End and South Heath during construction phase TRAVEL 13:15–13:25 Loop • Long Firth Hill South Heath leg: note unsuitable construction route, 2 year closure isolating South Heath, construction noise, property blight and spoil 9. LUNCH 13:25–14:10 Great Missenden • Location TBC • Note spur off Great Missenden roundabout and haul TRAVEL 14:10–14:13 Drive up Chesham Road to Cudsdens Court route proposal • Hear concerns about the Green Tunnel Portal, impact of 10. PAUSE 14:13–14:18 Cudsdens Court property blight, siting of construction routes and spoil

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TRAVEL 14:18–14:20 Drive to Annie Baileys • Hear concerns on transport, spoil movement, farming 11. STOP 14:20–14:35 Annie Baileys impact and loss of the pub TRAVEL 14:35–14:36 Drive into South Heath, turning left into Kings Lane • Hear concerns about property blight and loss of locally 12. STOP 14:36–14:51 Kings Lane (by Wood Lane) owned ancient woodland South Heath (further west along Kings Lane) • Severe community impacts including noise, isolation and 13. PAUSE 14:51–14:54 construction TRAVEL 14:54–14:56 Turn left onto Frith Hill and drive to Sibley’s Rise • Hear concerns about impact on ancient woodland, 14. STOP 14:56–15:11 Sibley’s Rise property blight and cumulative effect of 7 years of construction on the community TRAVEL 15:11-15:12 Drive to Weights and Measures gym car park • Hear concerns about blight, demolitions and noise 15. STOP 15:12–15:30 Weights and Measures gym car park impacts Turn in car park and drive back up Frith Hill to South Heath TRAVEL 15:30–15:31 Garden Centre (Ballinger Road, Meadow Lane) • Hear concerns about the impact of the scheme on the 16. PAUSE 15:31–15:38 South Heath Garden Centre community of South Heath

Travel to Bury Farm (Potter Row). Left onto Ballinger Road TRAVEL 15:38–15:39 and right onto Potter Row

• View proposed alignment and Green Tunnel Portal • Hear concerns about construction compounds, cultural 17. STOP 15:39–15:44 Back of Bury Farm Footpath heritage concerns, access road, and proximity to Jenkins Ancient Woodland

Continue along Potter Row and turn left into Mulberry Park TRAVEL 15:44–15:47 Road

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• See Mulberry Park Hill which will be demolished • Hear concerns about impact of property blight 18. PAUSE 15:47–15:55 Mulberry Park • Experience current tranquillity and hear concerns about its loss

TRAVEL 15:55–15:57 Continue along Potter Row

SLOW • View alignment which will run alongside in cutting 19. ROUTE WITH 15:57–16:12 Potter Row PAUSES TRAVEL 16:12–16:14 Continue along Potter Row • Sunken character lane 20. PAUSE 16:014–16:19 Leather Lane (at Potter Row junction) • See site of Leather Lane construction compound TRAVEL 16:19–16:20 Turn Right into • View typical Chiltern Ridge village 21. ROUTE 16:20–16:30 The Lee Loop • Hear concerns about maintain access to Great Missenden during construction phase END OF DAY 1

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