HS2 and Bacombe Lane The Yerby Family Two things worth mentioning first: Phil resigned in 2015 as Vice Chair of Aylesbury Conservatives and cabinet member for resources over HS2 and the planned overdevelopment of the Aylesbury area through its [10 year overdue] Local Plan. Secondly, we bought our house in Bacombe Lane knowing that HS2 was coming so, despite being strongly against it, we can’t complain too loudly and are trying to influence as best we can. The HS2 people we have been dealing with are very keen to help within their remit. The biggest challenge is finding out and getting to any actual decision makers. We have the Project Director for the Wendover section of the line on “speed dial” and he is always happy to help (again within his remit). He does listen and has already moved the location of the Bacombe Lane diversion 20 metres, saving a tree. This is not a major victory, just an example of the small things that we can hope to influence. Currently we are discussing the ‘sonic boom’ and sound mitigation for Wendover at the tunnel entrance/exit. We are still struggling to get HS2 to commit in writing to the decibel levels quoted in various Environmental Statements that will be achieved when trains actually run along the line.
Another concern is the urban standards in an AONB Bacombe Lane diversion to where wildlife thrives? Parking Ellesborough Road. Originally restrictions? At one end it will planned to begin in March be a free car park for the station 2021 it is now unlikely to and at the other a parking start this year. Bacombe Lane area for people accessing the is currently a single track woods. No specific objections private road. It is actually but neither Bucks Council nor owned by residents. Ironically HS2 seem to have thought HS2 Limited are of course this through. No surprise that shareholders in the road none of this could be answered having bought many of the HS2 Ltd published map showing the immediately. houses along it (We don’t Bacombe Lane temporary access even think they realise this!). road in orange. The green outline It appears this new road will be simply given over as Highways at the top is the temporary road land - the responsibility of The plan is to change the diversion for Ellesborough Road Bucks Council, we hope, single track road into a dual (behind the doomed cottages). temporarily. For us this raises track road compliant with “Manual for Streets”: it will be built to full the spectre of the Council changing the road highway standards. As any developer will tell to permanent and attempting to put houses you, a developer only has to ‘mitigate the effects along it when the project is completed. The HS2 of its development’, not to ‘improve’ things. So Act is clear on restoring Bacombe Lane, albeit why spend taxpayer millions on a road that isn’t realigned to go over HS2 and we trust the same is required to be built and of course is supposed true for the reinstatement of the existing fields. to be ripped up in the end. We are happy with The HS2 Project Director for the line assures us a single lane track as we currently have now. “that is my instruction” but we are still seeking So who owns or polices it? Will it be lit to full guarantees.
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Wendover News August 2021
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