Council demands dialogue on HS2

In a letter to Patrick McLoughlin MP, the Secretary of State for Transport, the county council’s deputy leader Cllr Bob Stevens expressed concern about the news that the company plans to build a maintenance loop for broken down trains near Priors Hardwick.

He said: “The way this information has been revealed undermines the credibility of Warwickshire County Council.

“If we are to continue to engage and cooperate with HS2 Ltd, then we must insist that HS2 Ltd reconsider its approach to dealing with affected communities across Warwickshire and moves quickly to a position of more transparent and meaningful dialogue, so as to minimise any further distress and mistrust amongst our communities.”

The council is a member of the 51M local authority group, which has successfully submitted grounds for judicial review, which will be heard in December.