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Councils question legality of HS2 consultation and objectivity of data

High-Speed Rail

Andrew Forster
12 August 2011
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Councils opposed to the DfT’s high-speed rail plans have questioned the legality of the consultation that ended last month. 

The 51m group of authorities criticises the consultation, which considered the principle of the Y network, from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, and the detail of the London-Birmingham route. “This approach is hopelessly flawed and cannot form the basis of a lawful decision to proceed,” says 51m. “It is impossible to weigh up the...

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