Eastern Leg of HS2 Officially Dead as Land Is Sold Off

Eastern leg of HS2 officially dead as land is sold off

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HS2 | Safeguarding of land for Eastern leg to Leeds lifted

The government has officially lifted the safeguarding directions of land for High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2b Eastern leg between Birmingham and Leeds. The post HS2 | Safeguarding of land for Eastern leg to Leeds lifted appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

HS2 suffers legal challenges cost as eastern leg land released

Transport Secretary says nine cases have been brought against the high-speed line as she removes safeguarding for land on cancelled leg

Government to sell off HS2 eastern leg land holdings

The government has torpedoed prospects of reviving the scrapped HS2 leg between Birmingham and Leeds by announcing plans to sell off its property along the route. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander yesterday confirmed in a written ministerial statement that safeguarding directions, which blocked development along that… The post Government to sell off HS2 eastern leg land holdings appeared first on Construction News.

News: Safeguarding lifted on HS2 route through Rotherham

Land in Rotherham outlined for high speed rail is no longer under safeguarding directions, the Secretary of State for Transport has confirmed. Former owners who sold to the government will be given the opportunity to buy property back, but at the current value. The announcement comes four and a half years after the scheme to Leeds was scrapped and nine years after property owners first learnt of the plans. The government announced in 2021 that t…