Bucks Council still in disagreement with HS2 over Amersham Vent shaft plans

Thursday, 17 February 2022 07:00

Bucks Council are continuing their talks with HS2 limited as they are not happy with the plans for the Amersham vent shaft with were revealed last summer.

Over the last four years a number of iterations of the vent shaft have been presented and discussed but the Council believes significantly more work is needed to ensure the appearance of the vent shaft which will be built on Whielden Lane, is appropriate to the style of Old Amersham.

This was a tweet from Bucks Council Leader Martin Tett in May last year:

Now it appears nearly 8 months months later Council leaders are still not as ease with the project's plans:

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