East Midlands HS2 Strategic Board 9th June 2015 1.00pm - 3.00pm Loxley House, Nottingham AGENDA 1 Welcome and apologies 2. Minutes of meeting held on 8th April 2015* 3. Implications of national and local election results for HS2 in the East Midlands* Including verbal updates from: • Department for Transport • HS2 Ltd 4. HS2 East Update* 5. Toton Delivery Board Update 6. Staveley Delivery Board Update 7. Initial Connectivity Plan for Toton: Discussion of key issues* 8. Any other business 9. Date of next meetings • 14th July 2015: 2pm – 4pm • 9th September 2015: 2pm – 4pm All meetings will be held at Nottingham City Council, Loxley House *Paper enclosed Item 2 EAST MIDLANDS HS2 STRATEGIC BOARD MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 8TH APRIL 2015 HELD AT LOXLEY HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM MINUTES Present: Cllr Jon Collins - East Midlands Councils & Nottingham City Council Cllr Steve Barber – Broxtowe Borough Council Cllr Peter Osborne – Leicestershire County Council Cllr Steve Calvert – Nottinghamshire County Council Cllr Chris Baron - Ashfield District Council Cllr Geoffrey B. Smith - Erewash Borough Council Ian Jordan – HS2 Ltd Peter Richardson – D2N2 LEP Steffan Saunders – Broxtowe Borough Council Graham Botham – Network Rail Trevor Watson – Ashfield District Council Steve Cannon – Derbyshire County Council Chris Carter – Nottingham City Council Steve Birkinshaw – Erewash Borough Council Chris Hobson – East Midlands Chamber Phil Crossland – Leicestershire County Council Corin Crane – LLEP Anne McCreadie – Department for Transport Michelle Craven-Faulkner – Derby & Derbyshire Rail Forum Tom Johnston – TUC Andrew Pritchard – East Midlands Councils Stuart Young - East Midlands Councils Apologies: Cllr Alan Rhodes – Nottinghamshire County Council Cllr Michael Clarke – Northamptonshire County Council Cllr Milan Radulovic – Broxtowe Borough Council Victoria Lazenby – Highways Agency Cllr Anne Western - Derbyshire County Council Cllr Ranjit Banwait – Derby City Council Cllr John Burrows – Chesterfield Borough Council Cllr Neil Clarke MBE – Rushcliffe Borough Council Ruth Hyde OBE - Broxtowe Borough Council Item 2 ACTION 1. Apologies and Introductions 1.1 Apologies as noted above. 2. Minutes of meeting held on 2nd February 2015 and Matters Arising 2.1 Minutes of the meeting were agreed. 2.2 Matters arising were covered by the agenda. 3. Proposals for ‘UK Central’ (Birmingham Airport HS2 Station): Presentation by Ken Harrison, Head of Policy and Spatial Planning, Solihull Council 3.1 Ken Harrison gave an update on the development of the UK Central Masterplan, which has been used to inform local partner representations to the Phase 1 Hybrid Bill. 3.2 It was noted that the original station proposal for Birmingham Airport contained in the draft hybrid bill was developed quickly by HS2 Ltd did not meet local partner aspirations. As a result, major changes have had to be made as the Bill passes through Parliament. 3.3 Members of the Board welcomed the integrated spatial vision for UKC and the scale of economic growth proposed through the Masterplan. It was noted that the timings of hybrid bill process for Phase 2 of HS2 (including the Eastern Leg) means that there is an opportunity to co-design proposals for the Hub Station in Toton with HS2 Ltd and to ensure the Hybrid bill (when published), fully meets local aspirations. 3.4 The Strategic Board thanked Ken Harrison for his presentation. 4. Proposals for an Initial Connectivity Plan for Toton 4.1 Andrew Pritchard set our proposals for an Initial Connectivity Plan for Toton to be published by the end of July 2015, which would set out key priorities for integrating the Hub Station at Toton into the local, regional and transport networks to maximise the potential for economic growth. 4.2 Given the scale of the work required, a plan produced by July 2015 would not be able to present a huge amount of detail, but it would articulate a local vision for the Hub stations success to Government and HS2 Ltd, and set out key priorities for connectivity that could be further developed over time. 4.3 Derbyshire County Council highlighted the importance of the Initial Connectivity Plan including proposals for effective links to Derby and Derbyshire – and it was recognised that further work would have to be undertaken to reflect this. 4.4 The Strategic Board endorsed proposals to develop an Initial Connectivity Plan for AP/SB/SS Toton by the summer of 2015 based on the workstreams identified in appendix 2 of / the report – subject to the comments noted above. SC/SF Item 2 ACTION 5. Draft East Midlands Route Strategy: Presentation by Graham Botham, Principal Strategic Planner LNE & EM, Network Rail 5.1 Graham Botham made a presentation outlining key aspects of the Draft Route Strategy which link to HS2. 5.2 It was noted that the Draft Route Strategy was developed on the assumption that HS2 would be implemented as currently proposed, and that it proposed to maintain the current number of Midlands Main Line train paths serving the East Midlands post HS2 implementation. 5.3 It was also noted that the improvements to platform capacity at Leicester are proposed to cater for the prospect of new services linking Leicester with the Hub Station at Toton. 5.4 The Strategic Board thanked Graham Botham for his presentation. 6. Midlands Connect 6.1 Andrew Pritchard outlined current progress on the Midlands Connect Initiative. 6.2 Midlands Connect arose initially from a partnership of LEPs and the Integrated Transport Authority in the West Midlands, but has been widened to include a number of East Midlands LEPs. The focus has been on making the case for strategic road and rail investment post 2020, in particular to improve east-west connectivity, and the delivery of HS2 in order to boost productivity and create additional economic growth by improving connectivity between places across the Midlands and with international gateways. 6.3 An economic impacts study has been published setting out the scale of economic benefits that could be achieved by improving connectivity between key centers across the Midlands. Further work is planned over the coming months to develop a clear proposition for Government by early 2016. 6.4 The strategic Board supported the progress made on Midlands Connect and asked to be kept informed of developments. 7. Toton Delivery Board Progress Report 7.1 Steffen Saunders updated the Strategic Board on the work of the Delivery Board which, met on the 30th March 2015. 7.2 It was noted that a legal challenge to the Greater Nottingham Aligned Core Strategy had yet to be determined, but that nevertheless work was progressing on the development of a Masterplan for the Hub-Station site, and a non-statutory spatial vision for the wider surrounding area. Item 2 ACTION 7.3 It was reported that a positive meeting with the Environment Agency had taken place to discuss floodrisk issues around the Hub Station site, and that the necessary technical work was progressing satisfactorily. 7.4 The Strategic Board noted the report. SS 8. Staveley Delivery Board Progress Report 8.1 Steve Cannon updated the Strategic Board on the work of the Delivery Board. 8.2 The immediate priorities of the Delivery Board include: • maintaining strong links with the key stakeholders including landowners, businesses, Network Rail and other interested parties • seeking to secure the provision of a training facility at or in the immediate vicinity of the proposed depot (as outlined above) • developing an overall masterplan for the provision of an HS2 Infrastructure Maintenance Depot at Staveley consistent with economic development and highway plans for the area • ensuring consistency with the existing statutory planning framework and identifying potential modifications that may be needed • identifying and planning for the provision of major infrastructure projects to maximise the economic benefits of the proposed depot, including the A619 Regeneration Route 8.3 The Strategic Board noted the report. SC 9. Eastern Network Partnership 9.1 The Eastern Network Partnership brings together councils, LEPs and chambers of commerce along the length of the proposed HS2 Eastern Leg to press the case for the full implementation of HS2. 9.2 It was noted that whilst the Western Leg of HS2 has received more support and national prominence, the Eastern Leg (serving the East Midlands) has a much better business case. As a result, further work is required to raise profile the profile of the Eastern Leg with key decision makers. 9.3 To take this work forward, Cllr Jon Collins as the new Chair of the Eastern Network Partnership has called a Leaders Summit in Leeds on the 10th April 2015. 9.4 The Strategic Board noted the report and agreed to support continued joint working through the Eastern Network Partnership (subsequently re-named HS2 East) AP Item 2 ACTION 10. Updates: Department for Transport & HS2 10.1 There were no additional points to be made. 11. Any other Business None 12. Dates of Future Meetings 12.1 9th June 2015: 1.00 – 3.00 p.m. East Midlands HS2 Strategic Board 9th June 2015 Item 3: Implications of local and national elections on the East Midlands 1. Introduction 1.2 This paper updates members on the local and national election results relevant to HS2 in the East Midlands 2. Election Results Summary 2.1 Local elections were held across the 40 unitary and district councils in the East Midlands on 7th May 2015; 26 of these councils of these are now Conservative controlled, 12 councils are Labour controlled, 1 is Liberal Democrat controlled and 1 remains under NOC. Political control for each of the 40 authorities is shown below: . Amber Valley changed from Labour control to Conservative control. Broxtowe, East Lindsey, High Peak, Newark & Sherwood changed from No Overall Control to Conservative control. Hinckley & Bosworth changed from Liberal Democrat control to Conservative control. Blaby, Charnwood, Daventry, Derbyshire Dales, East Northamptonshire, Erewash, Harborough, Kettering, Melton, North Kesteven, North West Leicestershire, Northampton, Rushcliffe, Rutland, South Derbyshire, South Holland, South Kesteven, South Northamptonshire, Wellingborough, West Lindsey remain under Conservative control.