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EXHIBIT LISTReference No: HOC/00151Petitioner: J and B BerrisfordPublished to Collaboration Area: Friday 29-Jun-2018
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1 P923 Location.pdf (P923) 2
2 P924 Construction.pdf (P924) 3
3 P925 Operation.pdf (P925) 4
4 P926 Cross Section Plan.pdf (P926) 5
5 P927 Cross Section.pdf (P927) 6
6 P928 Environmental Mitigation Map.pdf (P928) 7
7 P929 Balancing Pond.pdf (P929) 8 - 10
8 P930 Access.pdf (P930) 11
9 P931 PAL 21062018.pdf (P931) 12 - 14
HOC/00151/0001
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Henley Road
Birch Lane
Westwood Close
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Fairhaven
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Chiltern Close
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High Speed TwoPetitioner Location PlanReference Drawing
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BIRMINGHAM
CREWE
Petition number
Petitioner
Registered in England. Registration number 06791686. Registered office: 2 Snowhill Queensway Birmingham B4 6GA
© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller ofHMSO. This material was last updated in 2018 and may not becopied, distributed, sold or published without the formal permissionof Land Registry. Only an official copy of a title plan or registerobtained from the Land Registry may be used for legal or otherofficial purposes.
© Crown copyright and database rights 2018OS 100049190J & B Berrisford
P2A-000151 Doc Number: P2A-HS2-HY-MAP-A000-000181-P02
Indicative extent of petitioner(s) propertyHybrid Bill Limits
LegendPhase 2a hybrid Bill alignment July 2017
CuttingEmbankmentTunnel PortalViaduct
HS2 Ltd accept no responsibility for anycircumstances, which arise from thereproduction of this map after alteration,amendment or abbreviation or if it is issued inpart or issued incomplete in any way.
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A328/06/2018
TEACHDS
Petition HOC 000151
P00.12PT01-ARP-PT-DSK-000-000002-PET000151
Designs for Petition
Route Wide
Petitions
Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd
C861 Hybrid Bill Additional Provision 1 AP1
P00.1
HS2 Access road
Rail alignment formation
Landscape earthworks
Engineering earthworks
Rail alignmentCompound
Borrow Pit
Temporary Material Stockpile
Petitioner's land
Indicative extent of
during construction
Land potentially required
Compound
Haul Road
Existing public right of way
Construction Traffic Route
CONSTRUCTION - AP1
FarmGreenGonsley
WAYBU
TT LANE
BACK LANE
FarmHeath
FarmDairy
Chorlton
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Main Line (WCML)West Coast
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Drawing No.
Date Scale Size
Rev.
DrawnRev Description
Project/Contract
Discipline/Function
ZoneLegends/Notes:
Drawing Title
Design Stage
Creator/Originator
Checked Con App HS2 App
Birmingham, B4 6GA
Queensway,
2 Snow Hill,
Registered office:
Registration No. 06791686
Registered in England
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Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.
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Ordnance Survey Licence number 100049190
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or if it is issued in part or issued incompletely in any way.
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A328/06/2018
TEACHDS
Petition HOC 000151
P00.12PT01-ARP-PT-DSK-000-000003-PET000151
Designs for Petition
Route Wide
Petitions
Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd
C861 Hybrid Bill Additional Provision 1 AP1
P00.1
Operation
OPERATION - AP1
Ditches - newGrassland habitat creation
HS2 Access road
(scrub / woodland)
Landscape mitigation planting
Rail alignment formation
Landscape earthworks
Engineering earthworks
Hedgerow habitat creation
Grassed areas
Existing public right of way
Rail alignment
Petitioner's land
Indicative extent of
OPERATION - AP1
1:10000
J and B Berrisford
FarmGreenGonsley
WAYBU
TT LANE
BACK LANE
FarmHeath
FarmDairy
FarmSutch
Blakenhall Moss
MIL
L L
ANELea Hall
Hough
LA
NE
CASE
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RO
AD
NE
WC
AS
TLE
LANE
CO
BBS
LANE
CHORLTON
Petitioner's PropertyRO
ADWRI
NEHI
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FarmJubilee
Swill Brook
Main Line (WCML)West Coast
FarmManor
FarmMoon Half
FarmLea
Chorlton
Drawn Checked Approved
Drawing No.
Date Scale Size
Rev.
DrawnRev Description
Project/Contract
Discipline/Function
ZoneLegends/Notes:
Drawing Title
Design Stage
Creator/Originator
Checked Con App HS2 App
Birmingham, B4 6GA
Queensway,
2 Snow Hill,
Registered office:
Registration No. 06791686
Registered in England
Scale with caution as distortion can occur.
Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.
© Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land
may be used for legal or other official purposes.
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sold or published without the formal permission of Land Registry.
This material was last updated on 2017 and may not be copied, distributed,
Ordnance Survey Licence number 100049190
© Crown Copyright and database right 2017. All rights reserved.
or if it is issued in part or issued incompletely in any way.
the reproduction of this document after alteration, amendment or abbreviation
HS2 accepts no responsibility for any circumstances which arise from
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Dairy
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Swill Brook
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Ordnance Survey Licence Number 100049190.
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Community Area
Birmingham, B4 6GA
Registered office: 2 Snow Hill, Queensway,
Registered in England. Registration number 06791686
Tunnel portalDitches - new
Tunnels external extent
Woodland habitat creation
Wetland habitat creation
Grassland habitat creation
Ecological mitigation pond
Watercourse diversion
Electricity substation
Balancing pond
Noise fence barrier
Replacement floodplain storage
Land drainage area(scrub / woodland)
Landscape mitigation planting Main utility works
County boundary
Borough / District boundary
Rail alignment
Rail alignment formation
Landscape earthworks
Engineering earthworks
10+000
Stopped-up PRoW
Hedgerow habitat creation
Grassed areas
Sustainable placement (e.g. 10+000)
Chainage
Existing watercourseor portal building
Depot, station, headhouse
development use
Returned to suitable
community facility
Public realm/Replacement Community Area boundary
New, diverted or realigned PRoW
Existing public right of way (PRoW)
Existing inland water
or
Existing contours130.0m
Existing woodland
Existing buildings
HS2 access road
C861-ARP-PT-SKE-000-100170
CT-06-238
CA5 South Cheshire
Chorlton Lane Closure
Chorlton ViaductDiversion
Chorlton Footpath 13
For
Continuation R
efer
To C
T-0
6-2
37
Retaining Wall 3
Chorlton Overbridge
Chorlton Footpath 7
Diversion
Chorlton Lane
For Continuation Refer To CT-06-238-R1
For
Continuation R
efer
To C
T-0
6-2
39
Embankment
Chorlton North
Chorlton Cutting
Cutting
Crewe South
2 Extension
Chorlton Bridleway
Retaining Wall 6
Chorlton
Southbound)
(Northbound and
HS2 Spurs
Wall 4
Chorlton Retaining
Realignment
Chorlton Footpath 7
Closure
Footpath 12
Chorlton
HS2 Connection
Equipment to Support
WCML Railway Systems
Wall 5
Chorlton Retaining
Pump Station
Network Rail
Diversion
Footpath 9
Chorlton
Connection
to Accommodate HS2
WCML Modifications
P01 14/06/17
to Basford Hall Sidings
Tracks Providing Access
Track and Extended
Realigned WCML
J and B Berrisford Cross Sections Plan
Hybrid Bill Support
J and B Berrisford Cross Sections Plan
1B
1A
2A
2B
Draft
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Drawn Checked Approved
Drawing No.
Date Scale Size
Rev.
DrawnRev Description
Project/Contract
Discipline/Function
ZoneLegends/Notes:
Drawing Title
Design Stage
Creator/Originator
Checked Con App HS2 App
Birmingham, B4 6GA
Queensway,
2 Snow Hill,
Registered office:
Registration No. 06791686
Registered in England
Scale with caution as distortion can occur.
Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.
© Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land
may be used for legal or other official purposes.
Only an official copy of a title plan or register obtained from the Land Registry
sold or published without the formal permission of Land Registry.
This material was last updated on 2017 and may not be copied, distributed,
Ordnance Survey Licence number 100049190
© Crown Copyright and database right 2017. All rights reserved.
or if it is issued in part or issued incompletely in any way.
the reproduction of this document after alteration, amendment or abbreviation
HS2 accepts no responsibility for any circumstances which arise from
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C861-ARP-PT-SKE-000-100171Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd
P2A Civils Design & Environmental Services
P00.1
Proposed mitigation tree planting
Existing trees
Existing ground
Proposed hedgerow planting
Existing hedgerow
Existing Surface
BM TE
For location of Sections refer to Drawing No. C861-ARP-PT-SKE-000-100170
Engineering
DRAFT
P01
NTS
Route-wide
Hybrid Bill Support
Hybrid Bill Support
Designed earthworks
Designed Suface Level
Bottom of Borrow Pit /
1A 1B
Scale N.T.S
SECTION 1A-1B
2A
Scale N.T.S
SECTION 2A-2B
Cross Sections
Land Drainage
J and B Berrisford Cross Sections
Petitioner's Property
Petitioner's Property
2B
Land Drainage
Chorlton Lane Diversion
Chorlton Lane Diversion
HS2 Mainline
HS2 Mainline
Existing
West Coast Main Line
Existing
West Coast Main Line
HS2 Spurs (Northbound and Southbound)
to Support HS2 Connection
WCML Railway Systems Equipment
Chorlton Footpath 13 Diversionto Basford Hall Sidings
Providing Access
Track and Extended Tracks
Realigned WCML
HS2 Spurs (Northbound and Southbound)
to Basford Hall Sidings
Providing Access
Track and Extended Tracks
Realigned WCML
Chorlton Retaining Wall 3
Accommodation Access
J and B Berrisford
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Drawn Checked Approved
Drawing No.
Date Scale Size
Rev.
DrawnRev Description
Project/Contract
Discipline/Function
ZoneLegends/Notes:
Drawing Title
Design Stage
Creator/Originator
Checked Con App HS2 App
Birmingham, B4 6GA
Queensway,
2 Snow Hill,
Registered office:
Registration No. 06791686
Registered in England
Scale with caution as distortion can occur.
Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO.
© Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land
may be used for legal or other official purposes.
Only an official copy of a title plan or register obtained from the Land Registry
sold or published without the formal permission of Land Registry.
This material was last updated on 2017 and may not be copied, distributed,
Ordnance Survey Licence number 100049190
© Crown Copyright and database right 2017. All rights reserved.
or if it is issued in part or issued incompletely in any way.
the reproduction of this document after alteration, amendment or abbreviation
HS2 accepts no responsibility for any circumstances which arise from
A31:500029/06/2018
TEMEMS
Petitioner's land holding
Grassland habitat creation
HS2 Access road
(scrub / woodland)
Landscape mitigation planting
Rail alignment
Rail alignment formation
Landscape earthworks
Engineering earthworks
Hedgerow habitat creation
Grassed areas
Existing public right of way
Ditches - new
Environmental Mitigation Map
Petition HOC000151
P00.1C861-ARP-PT-DSK-000-000004-PET000151
Designs for Petition
Route Wide
Petitions
Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd
P2A Civils Design & Environmental Services
P00.1
Petitioner's Land holding
Noise Barrier
J & B Berrisford
Farm
Jubilee
West Coast M
ain Line (WC
ML)
WAYBUTT LANE
Chorlton Dairy Farm - Environmental Mitigation Map (Hybrid Bill)
Farm
Jubilee
Farm
Dairy
1
2
6
3
74
53
5
1
8
2
P928 HOC/00151/0007
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Balancing ponds
Chorlton
NR balancingpond P-24500
HS2 balancingpond P-24462
NR balancingpond P-24383
HS2 balancingpond P-24355
P929 (1) HOC/00151/0008
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HS2 Balancing ponds
• HS2 Balancing pond P-24462 has the function of balancing rainfall runoff from the proposed track prior
to discharge to the local watercourse;
• The balancing pond size is dictated by the area of the track and cutting which drains to the balancing
pond, and is designed to contain a 1:100 year event plus climate change;
• The balancing pond limits the flow heading towards the proposed Crewe South Tunnel;
• The location of this pond is constrained in this area by existing and proposed utilities, the earthworks
associated with the proposed rail track, the proposed highway, existing buildings, and the local
topography.
P929 (2) HOC/00151/0009
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Network Rail (NR) balancing pond
• The Network Rail balancing pond to the north is required for the West Coast Main Line (WCML)
extended tracks to Basford Hall Sidings and will be adopted and maintained by Network Rail;
• The Proposed Scheme interferes with existing draining arrangements in this area and must make
suitable alternative provision for the WCML;
• The Proposed Scheme provides separate balancing ponds for the HS2 and NR infrastructure;
• HS2 and Network Rail will be responsible for implementing pollution controls suitable for the type of
track and trains they operate.
P929 (3) HOC/00151/0010
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Proposed Scheme access to Chorlton DairyFarm
When Chorlton Lane is stopped up
access to Chorlton Dairy Farm will
be maintained from Newcastle Road,
via the new access track to the west
of HS2.
Chorlton
Newcastle Roaddiversion
Combined HS2 and farmaccommodation access
Chorlton Lane closed off
P930 HOC/00151/0011
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Mr J Cliffe
Wright Marshall Ltd
Beeston Castle Auction
Tarporley
Cheshire
CW6 9NZ
21 June 2018
Dear Mr Cliffe
HIGH SPEED RAIL (WEST MIDLANDS – CREWE) BILL – HOUSE OF COMMONS SELECT COMMITTEE:
PETITION HS2-P2A-000151 – J & B BERRISFORD
I am writing to you in my capacity as the Director of Hybrid Bill Delivery at HS2 Ltd, which is acting on
behalf of the Promoter of the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill (‘the Bill’) currently before
Parliament. I understand that your clients have a number of concerns about the impact of Phase 2A of
HS2 (known as ‘the Proposed Scheme’) and have submitted a petition on that basis against the Bill in
the House of Commons.
As you may be aware, a number of written assurances have been offered to the National Farmers
Union (NFU). These are set out in Part A of Annex A to my letter of 31 May 2018 to the NFU1. These
assurances cover the following matters: provision of an agricultural liaison service; agricultural land
acquired for the purposes of the permanent railway corridor; the prompt payment of compensation by
the Promoter; arrangements for paying estimated claims for compensation; relocation matters; liability
and claims arising from the Phase 2A works; private water supplies; and borrow pits.
Although expressed to be for the benefit of NFU these assurances will benefit farmers and rural
business owners affected by Phase 2A works.
These assurances will be included in a Register of Undertakings and Assurances, which is held by the
Department for Transport. Drafts of the Register will be published regularly during the passage of the
Bill and it will be finalised after Royal Assent. A Nominated Undertaker will be contractually obliged to
comply with all relevant undertakings and assurances set out in the Register.
In addition to the above, you will see that Part B of my letter of 31 May 2018 includes a number of
assurances that we have said will be issued to farmers or rural business owner petitioners on a case by
case basis. I am therefore also writing to you, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, to
formally offer your clients a number of specific assurances in response to the following issues raised in
their petition:
Assurance No. 1 and 2 as per Extent of land take (paragraph 1-10)
Assurance No. 1 as per Compensation generally (paragraph 11-12)
Assurance No.1 as per Access and quality of accommodation works (paragraph 13-16)
1 A copy can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/705541/NFU_-_Assurance_-
_02052018.pdf
P931 (1) HOC/00151/0012
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/705541/NFU_-_Assurance_-_02052018.pdfhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/705541/NFU_-_Assurance_-_02052018.pdf
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Assurance No. 1 as per Ecological and other mitigation measures on farmland (paragraph 17-
18)
Assurance No. 1 as per Balancing ponds (paragraph 19-22)
In these assurances, “the Nominated Undertaker” refers to the body or bodies appointed by the
Secretary of State to carry out the powers conferred under the Bill to construct and maintain the
scheme. The Nominated Undertaker may be HS2 Ltd, or it may be another body or bodies appointed to
oversee the construction and operation of Phase 2A.
“1. Detailed design
1.1 Prior to the completion of the detailed design of the works authorised by the High Speed Rail
(West Midlands - Crewe) Bill (“the Bill”), the Secretary of State will require the Nominated
Undertaker to consult an owner/tenant of an agricultural holding regarding the detailed design of
works proposed to be constructed upon any part of that holding under the powers of the Bill and
the use of land for the provision of ecological and any other mitigation that does not involve the
construction of works.
1.2 The Nominated Undertaker shall have regard to the responses received to the consultation
undertaken under paragraph 1.1 and in so far as reasonably practicable, after taking into account
all other relevant factors, including other relevant Undertaking and Assurances, associated with
the design, construction, maintenance and operation of those works and other ecological or
other mitigation,
1.2.1 seek to minimise the loss of Grade 1, 2 and 3a agricultural land as described in the
Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales, published by the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in October 1988; and
1.2.2 seek to accommodate reasonable proposals from the relevant owner/tenant to modify
the detailed design of the works or provision of other ecological mitigation for the
purposes of facilitating the efficient management of the agricultural holding in question
following the completion of construction of the works.
1.3 In this assurance, “works” means the construction within Bill limits of accommodation works,
landscaping and other mitigation works, drainage works and the construction of balancing
ponds, embankments, bunds and made-up ground required for Phase 2A purposes.
1.4 Nothing in this assurance shall require any modification to the works which gives rise to any
significant impact on the environment which has not been addressed in the Environmental
Statement for the HS2 Project but that does not preclude consideration being given to any
proposals for such modifications.
2. Agricultural soils
2.1 The Secretary of State will require the Nominated Undertaker to work with landowners and
farmers whose productive agricultural soils are temporarily affected by the construction of the
HS2 works and/or are affected temporarily as a result of landraising, with the intention to bring
agricultural soils back to enable their former use before construction of the HS2 works on the
relevant land and shall prepare in consultation with the relevant landowner and relevant
planning authority an agricultural soils plan in advance of construction that shall include:-
P931 (2) HOC/00151/0013
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a pre-disturbance record of the soil physical characteristics;
a target specification, set by the Nominated Undertaker and informed by a suitably
qualified agricultural soils scientist or practitioner, for agricultural soils being restored to
agriculture after temporary use;
a method of assessing the suitability of handling soils based on plastic limit (i.e. to avoid
moving soils when wet and plastic so that they would not compact when replaced);
advice on stripping topsoil and subsoil to the correct depth;
recommendations of the most suitable equipment for soil handling;
advice on soil storage (e.g. heights and management of soil stores);
advice on alleviating compaction after replacement;
a schedule of aftercare maintenance, to include soil testing, appropriate to the target
specification for a period of up to five years (subject to paragraph 2.2) following
completion of the relevant construction work; and
a final report to determine the final handover condition of the agricultural soil.
2.2 Should the target specification not be met by the expiry of the period of five years for aftercare
maintenance mentioned in paragraph 2.1 (“the initial period”), then, if the landowner has fully
complied with a schedule of aftercare, the Nominated Undertaker, informed by a suitably
qualified agricultural soils scientist or practitioner, has reasonable grounds to believe that the
target specification could be met within a further period (being no longer than a further period
of five years), and the initial period shall be extended by that period.
2.3 The reasonable cost of compliance by the relevant landowner with the schedule of aftercare
shall be borne by the Nominated Undertaker save where such cost has been compensated
under the compensation code.
2.4 The agricultural soils plan will be incorporated in and prepared as part of the Code of
Construction Practice to form part of the Environmental Minimum Requirements undertaking
given by the Secretary of State before Parliament.”
If accepted, these further assurances will be included in the Register.
Further information on how the Secretary of State will ensure compliance with assurances made by
HS2 Ltd is set out in HS2 Phase 2A Information Paper B5: Compliance with Undertakings and
Assurances2.
It is hoped that these further assurances will address some of the issues raised in your petition and we
may write to you further regarding any issues not addressed by these assurances. In the meantime if
you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Connolly Meagher, Senior Property Acquisition
Manager, on [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Oliver Bayne
Director, Hybrid Bill Delivery
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
2 A copy can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-the-hybrid-bill-hs2-phase-2a-informationpapers
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