HS2

A round-up of planning news in England: 13 June-19 June, 2020

A £2.7 billion transport plan that connects the East Midlands to the region's HS2 hub station at Toton in Nottinghamshire has been set out by a group of councils, transport bodies and East Midlands airport. 

Incremental rail improvements in the north of England would help to spur the region’s economy back into action after Covid-19, but projects such as Northern Powerhouse Rail should be considered long-term schemes to level up the economy.

HS2 Ltd has issued a ‘notice to proceed’ to the companies that will undertake construction on the high-speed rail.