Ipsos MORI | Consultation on the Phase 2b Design Refinement Consultation – Summary Report 1 October 2020 High Speed Two Phase 2b: Crewe to Manchester and West Midlands to Leeds Design Refinement Consultation – Summary Report Produced by Ipsos MORI for HS2 Ltd Ipsos MORI | Consultation on the Phase 2b Design Refinement Consultation – Summary Report 2 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4 1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Context ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 1.3 Scope of the consultation .................................................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Publicising the consultation .............................................................................................................................. 8 1.5 Number of responses to the consultation ..................................................................................................... 11 2. Structure of this report ............................................................................................................ 13 3. Analysis methodology.............................................................................................................. 14 3.1 Receipt and handling of responses ................................................................................................................ 14 3.2 Analysis of responses ....................................................................................................................................... 14 3.3 Interpreting the consultation findings .......................................................................................................... 15 3.4 Organisational responses ................................................................................................................................ 15 3.5 General public responses ................................................................................................................................. 16 3.6 Organised campaign responses ...................................................................................................................... 16 3.7 Petitions ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 4. Relocation of the Palatine Road tunnel vent shaft, West Didsbury, Manchester ............. 18 4.1 Summary of proposed change ........................................................................................................................ 18 4.2 Question wording ............................................................................................................................................. 19 4.3 Summary of responses received ..................................................................................................................... 19 5. Relocation of the Lytham Road tunnel vent shaft to Birchfields Road, Fallowfield Manchester ................................................................................................................................ 25 5.1 Summary of proposed change ........................................................................................................................ 25 5.2 Question wording ............................................................................................................................................. 26 5.3 Summary of responses received ..................................................................................................................... 26 6. Realignment of the route at junction 10 of the M42, North Warwickshire ...................... 33 6.1 Summary of the proposed change ................................................................................................................. 33 6.2 Question wording ............................................................................................................................................. 34 6.3 Summary of responses received ..................................................................................................................... 34 7. Realignment of the route between Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Diseworth, Leicestershire .. 41 7.1 Summary of the proposed change ................................................................................................................. 41 7.2 Question wording ............................................................................................................................................. 42 7.3 Summary of responses received ..................................................................................................................... 42 8. Realignment of the route at Trowell in Nottinghamshire ................................................... 48 8.1 Summary of the proposed change ................................................................................................................. 48 8.2 Question wording ............................................................................................................................................. 49 8.3 Summary of responses received ..................................................................................................................... 49 9. Leeds corridor, Woodlesford to Leeds Station...................................................................... 56 9.1 Summary of the proposed change ................................................................................................................. 56 9.2 Question wording ............................................................................................................................................. 57 9.3 Summary of responses received ..................................................................................................................... 57 Ipsos MORI | Consultation on the Phase 2b Design Refinement Consultation – Summary Report 3 10. Temporary construction railhead and permanent maintenance facility near Ashley, Cheshire ..................................................................................................................................... 64 10.1 Summary of the proposed change ............................................................................................................... 64 10.1 Question wording ........................................................................................................................................... 65 10.3 Summary of responses received ................................................................................................................... 65 11. Permanent maintenance facility near Austrey, North Warwickshire ............................... 71 11.1 Summary of the proposed change ............................................................................................................... 71 11.2 Question wording ........................................................................................................................................... 72 11.3 Summary of responses received ................................................................................................................... 72 12. Temporary construction railhead near Ashby-de-la-Zouch .............................................. 77 12.1 Summary of the proposed change ............................................................................................................... 77 12.2 Question wording ........................................................................................................................................... 78 12.3 Summary of responses received ................................................................................................................... 78 13. Permanent HS2 train stabling facility at Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ....................... 83 13.1 Summary of the proposed change ............................................................................................................... 83 13.2 Question wording ........................................................................................................................................... 84 13.3 Summary of responses received ................................................................................................................... 84 14. Passive provision for two junctions at High Legh, Cheshire ............................................. 89 14.1 Summary of the proposed change ............................................................................................................... 89 14.2 Question wording ........................................................................................................................................... 90 14.3 Summary of responses received ................................................................................................................... 90 15. Comments about the consultation ....................................................................................... 98 16. Organised campaigns and petitions ....................................................................................