The through-line will pass just 70m away from the main waterbody in the Lightshaw Meadows Nature Reserve. Lightshaw Lane and part of the reserve will be obliterated. The Society cannot stand by and let this happen. A covering letter signed by David Shallcross accompanied the response attached to this e-mail which went to HS2.
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Also attached herewith is a sketch map of the location of the depot, through-line and designated sites at Lightshaw so that you can see what is proposed. I have liaised extensively with local residents groups and they have also seen our response. Local residents with British Rail experience and with economics knowledge have individually set out very persuasive cases which propose that HS2 goes through Warrington instead and that the financial case for the Golborne spur from the Ship Canal is badly flawed and would make a loss.
The full L.O.S. response document can be downloaded from here: LOS Response to HS2 Consultation Document and the map from here: Sketch Map of Proposed HS2 Route at Lightshaw.
You can respond by e-mail to:
HS2PhaseTwoRoute@Ipsos.com
in an online response form:
or by post to:
Freepost RTEL-YAZX-HAZT
Phase Two Route Consultation
PO Box 1152, Harrow, HA1 9LH
PO Box 1152, Harrow, HA1 9LH
There is a consultation response document available, but it covers quite a lot of things outside our area and interests.
Closing date is 5pm on January 31, 2014
Roy Rhodes, L.O.S. Conservation Officer