The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) (Greatmoor Railway Sidings Etc.) Order 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order authorises High Speed Two (HS2) Limited to construct railway sidings and associated works adjacent to the Aylesbury Link Railway (also known as the Marylebone to Claydon Junction Line) for the loading and offloading of spoil and waste material to the Calvert Landfill and the Greatmoor Energy from Waste Facility in the District of Aylesbury Vale, County of Buckinghamshire. The works are required in connection with Phase One of the proposed High Speed Railway between London and Birmingham and will replace existing railway sidings and facilities for the transfer of waste located near the village of Calvert also in the District of Aylesbury Vale and currently operated by FCC Waste Services (UK) Limited.

In addition to the new railway sidings (Works Nos. 1 to 3) the works include two bridges over the railway sidings (Works Nos. 4 and 6) and an access road (Work No.5).

The Order also authorises the compulsory acquisition and temporary use of land for the purposes of the works and confers powers in connection with the construction and operation of the works.

A copy of the deposited plans, sections and the book of reference mentioned in the Order and certified in accordance with article 24 of this Order may be inspected free of charge during normal working hours at the offices of High Speed 2 Limited at 5th Floor, Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BT.