HS2 A letter from our MP
Following a couple of meetings with Rob Butler MP, I was concerned that he just didn’t get the level of support for the Wendover Mined Tunnel project in the Wendover community and in the Wendover Parish Council (WPC). I also felt, and others agreed with me, that he wasn’t questioning government sufficiently for Wendover, when it comes to HS2. I thought it only fair to share my findings with him.
supported by the local MP is weakened. Which is sad, because the WPC and I believe the Wendover Community are strongly supportive of seeking the best mitigation for Wendover and that you are behind us as we fight for the Mined Tunnel option.
are keen to see them. Hydrogeology is still a major concern. HS2 and EKFB are expected to carry out investigation works soon. WPC & Wendover HS2 are working with the Environment Agency and Bucks Council to ensure that these investigations are adequate.
Lord Berkeley’s letter to the HS2 Hillingdon and beyond The general consensus on the recent Minister
Hillingdon judgement seems to be that HS2 is now expected to give LPAs all of the information relating to Schedule To give our new MP a heads up I wrote 17 planning applications at or before to Rob on 29 July. I have put his reply on application. This will undoubtedly the WPC website at www.wendover-pc. mean a lot more work for HS2 Ltd and gov.uk/post/a-letter-from-rob-butlerits contractors and a change in the mp-to-wendover-parish-council-hs2. If organisation's rather detail resistant you read it you will see that the attached culture. It also means that LPAs have letter from the Minister contains to consider all of the information. Be all of the oft repeated mistakes and in no doubt, the big well funded HS2 unsupported statements that we’ve juggernaut is going to put an enormous seen before from Government. For burden on the under-funded LPAs. It will context my letter to Rob is appendix 1 be for us, all of us who want HS2 to meet on the online document. all of its obligations, to ensure that the Noise & Hydrogeology: Two big LPAs do a good job when considering The WPC HS2 working group is issues that are solved by the HS2 planning applications. disappointed by Rob’s letter. We keep Mined Tunnel Rob informed on our campaign. I have Though we’re pushing hard we still Tom Walsh tried to show him the strength of our haven’t seen the latest modelled noise community support. So it is disappointing calculations for Wendover. They appear Peter Bird Garden Design that he is reluctant to help Wendover as to be stalled somewhere between HS2 we would like. Ltd and EKFB the contractor. They are RHS Medal Winning Designer offering an individual and creative design, an essential part of any Schedule 17 construction and planting service So for the first time we will be going planning application that HS2 bring call Peter on 01296 622790 forward without our MP. That’s a forward so both WPC and Bucks Council, www.peterbirddesign.co.uk problem because a local campaign not the Local Planning Authority (LPA),
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Lord Berkeley is a great supporter of our Mined Tunnel campaign. He has been questioning government on Wendover’s behalf and has written a letter to Andrew Stephenson, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, that strongly supports our campaign for better mitigation and questions the minister on statements in his letter to Rob Butler MP. I know that I’m beginning to sound like an advert for the WPC website but you can read Lord Berkeley’s letter there along with loads of HS2 stuff.
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Wendover News October 2020
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