11th January 2012, 12:40 PM
[QUOTE][I eventually managed to access the DFT web site. According to section 6.3 of the review document, a full assessment of the archaeological potential has yet to be made
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It would appear that an initial appraisal of route options has been made solely on the basis of designated heritage assets, which is not an unreasonbable basis for refining options prior to detailed EIA. It would appear that Arup has been advising HS2 to date and presumably thier Historic Environment Team have been engaged. HS2 has recently run a PQQ exercise to appoint EIA consultants. It will be interesting to see which consultants are appointed to the panel and whether the route will be divided into sections and shared amongst a number of EIA practices.
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It would appear that an initial appraisal of route options has been made solely on the basis of designated heritage assets, which is not an unreasonbable basis for refining options prior to detailed EIA. It would appear that Arup has been advising HS2 to date and presumably thier Historic Environment Team have been engaged. HS2 has recently run a PQQ exercise to appoint EIA consultants. It will be interesting to see which consultants are appointed to the panel and whether the route will be divided into sections and shared amongst a number of EIA practices.