June 2018 | www.hs2.org.uk In your area Appleby Parva to Ashby-de-la-Zouch | LA03 LA03 High Speed Two (HS2) is A511 to Leeds the Government’s planned new high speed railway. Ashby-de-la-Zouch A512 High Speed Two Limited is the company responsible Moira for developing and A511 Packington promoting the UK’s new A444 Donisthorpe high speed rail network. In July 2017, the Government Oakthorpe Measham confi rmed the route for A42 the next phase of HS2: Stretton en le Field Crewe – Manchester and HS2 Phase 2b West Midlands – Leeds (Phase 2b). M42 Appleby Magna Snarestone Appleby Parva to Birmingham N Introduction This information has been produced by HS2 Ltd to update you about the route from Appleby Parva to Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It includes: • a summary of the proposed route in your area and how the design has developed since July 2017; • what we are currently working on and what we will be consulting on later in the year; • the benefi ts that HS2 will bring to your area; • how to fi nd out more about the project; and • how to get in touch with us. Page 1 of 8 The route of the proposed scheme from Appleby Parva to Ashby-de-la-Zouch The Appleby Parva to Ashby-de-la-Zouch community area covers approximately 13km of the route. This section of the route starts north of the historic Salt Street, and passes to the west of the villages of Appleby Parva and Appleby Magna. The route passes adjacent to the M42/A42 corridor, under Atherstone Road, Rectory Lane and Tamworth Road towards Measham. The line crosses over the River Mease and the Westminster Industrial Estate, over Burton Road, following a similar alignment to the A42 and passes under New Street. The route continues to follow the A42 corridor to the west of Packington and over the Gilwiskaw Brook. The line then continues under Ashby Road, Leicester Road and the Leicester to Burton-upon-Trent line, heading past A42 junction 13 to the east and continues towards Coleorton. Bringing the benefits of HS2 to the Midlands There are two main sections of viaduct crossing the River Mease and its floodplain and over the Gilwiskaw Brook. Retaining walls and the North will where the line is located in a deep cutting are sited at Rectory Lane, play a critical role in Amersham Way and New Street. rebalancing the national economy and provide Design development the potential to create Since the community information events in September 2017, we substantial opportunities have continued to develop our design for the railway, which will be to boost skills and create included in the working draft Environmental Statement that you will employment in the East have an opportunity to give feedback on later this year. Midlands region. We have also produced detailed maps showing the evolving design Councillor Jon Collins that includes construction compounds, road realignments and Chair of the East Midlands public rights of way. These show our work in progress and are Strategic Board likely to be refined or changed before we publish them as part of a consultation later in the year. To view the maps, please visit www.hs2.org.uk/building-hs2/building-the-line/phase-2b/mid- Independent research has 2018-information-events. shown that HS2 Phase 2 A new overbridge will be provided for the realigned A444 will create about 74,000 Atherstone Road and Tamworth Road, with a diversion of Rectory jobs during and post- Lane onto Tamworth Road. Burton Road will be reinstated on its construction and be worth current alignment passing below the HS2 viaduct over the River about £4bn GVA to the Mease. A new underbridge will make provision for the proposed East Midlands and South Ashby Canal restoration project. Yorkshire within ten years Road realignments will take place at New Street, from Oakthorpe of services starting. to Measham to accommodate the realignment of the A42 and the Scott Knowles building of the high speed line. Vicarage Lane in Packington will Chief Executive at be realigned with a new overbridge provided. Further transport East Midlands Chamber routes over the high speed line will be maintained on Ashby Road of Commerce and Leicester Road. At junction 13 of the A42, the A511 will be accommodated on an overbridge and the A512 will be realigned south of Flagstaff Farm. Two autotransformer stations, which are pieces of infrastructure needed to power the railway, are proposed for sites at Appleby Magna and Packington. Page 2 of 8 Environmental Impact Assessment As part of the development of the Phase 2b proposed scheme, we are carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment that will identify the likely significant effects of the construction and operation of the railway and the means to reduce or avoid such effects. This will be reported in our Environmental Statement, which will accompany the hybrid Bill that we expect to deposit in Parliament in late 2019. For the purposes of reporting the findings of the Environmental Impact Assessment the Phase 2b route has been divided into 26 ‘community areas’, of which Appleby Parva to Ashby-de-la-Zouch is one (reference LA03). The working draft and formal Environmental National College Statement will have a detailed report for each community area. for High Speed Rail This will include an assessment of the local environment and likely The newly opened National significant effects of the proposed scheme, suggested methods College for High Speed of reducing or avoiding those effects, and the proposals for Rail will play a key role in monitoring our impact during construction and operation. generating the workforce As part of the Environmental Impact Assessment process, we of the future, designing are carrying out surveys to better understand the current local and building the UK’s new environment including noise conditions and ecology. We have also high speed rail network been engaging with local authorities, parish councils and other and future infrastructure statutory bodies to collect information and local knowledge. More information about our survey work can be found online at: projects including HS2. www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-guide-to-environmental- With state-of-the-art surveys-being-carried-out-by-hs2 facilities in Birmingham and Doncaster, the Future consultations college offers courses Later in the year, we will consult on a working draft of the and apprenticeships in Environmental Statement. This will be an opportunity to see and all elements of the rail comment on our work in progress. Parliament does not require industry whether leaving us to consult on a draft of the document; however we believe it school, wanting to up- is important for communities and stakeholders to have a formal skill, or take a new career opportunity, to understand the progress of our work and provide feedback at this stage. direction. HS2 alone is set to create 25,000 new This will also be accompanied by the working draft Equality Impact jobs, including 2,000 Assessment, which identifies people with protected characteristics apprenticeships, and that may be disproportionately affected and any action that may careers in this industry be necessary to limit such effects. Feedback to these consultations are set to become more will be considered in the development of the proposed scheme presented to Parliament. and more sought after. If you would like further information, or to apply, visit the college website www.nchsr.ac.uk/ call the college on 0330 120 0375 or email on [email protected] Page 3 of 8 This map shows the route of HS2 through the community area, however, owing to the scale we have not included emerging design details. To see more detailed maps, please visit www.hs2.org.uk/ Coleorton building-hs2/building-the- to line/phase-2b/mid-2018- Kegworth information-events. LA04 Please note: These maps are based on our emerging design and may change as we continue to refine the design, complete environmental assessments and take into consideration further feedback. Appleby Parva to Ashby-de-la-Zouch LA03 Birchmoor to Austrey LA02 Appleby Parva to Ashby-de-la-Zouch Maps updated .indd 18 04/06/2018 11:17:33 The benefits of HS2 in your region • HS2 will offer faster, more frequent and more reliable travel between cities and areas of the UK and will increase capacity on our congested railways. Journeys between the East Midlands and Birmingham will take just 20 minutes on HS2 services, bypassing congested roads and slow existing rail links. • HS2 will allow businesses across the Midlands to collaborate with supply chains and research partners, draw on a deeper pool of skills, access new sources of finance and support networks, and secure new customers in regions across Britain. • As it helps rebalance the economy, Britain’s new high speed rail Factsheets network is becoming integral to the East Midlands’ plans to drive business growth, create jobs and secure investment, particularly HS2 Ltd has published with the regeneration opportunities provided by the new hub factsheets that explain station at Toton. how we intend to manage • Expanding the catchment areas for Birmingham and East areas of concern and Midlands airports will provide a wider choice of international minimise impacts destinations for global businesses based in the Midlands, such as on the environment. Rolls Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota and JCB. These factsheets • HS2 will connect the Midlands aerospace cluster, centred around can be found online at: Rolls-Royce, one of the world’s leading producers of aircraft www.hs2.org.uk/building- engines in Derby, to other aerospace clusters in Lancashire, hs2/building-the-line/ Cheshire and Edinburgh, encouraging innovation and supporting phase-2b/mid-2018- the competitiveness of the Midlands economy.