{"id":2592,"date":"2014-01-22T11:16:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T11:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adjacentgovernment.co.uk\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2018-08-20T08:38:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T07:38:48","slug":"hs2-appeals-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/hs2-appeals-dismissed\/2592\/","title":{"rendered":"All HS2 appeals dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Supreme Court has today (22 January 2014) unanimously dismissed the appeals against\u00a0HS2.<\/abbr><\/h2>\n

Responding to the ruling Transport Minister Baroness Kramer said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome that the Supreme Court has unanimously rejected the appeal, which addressed technical issues that had no bearing on the need for a new north-south railway. The government\u2019s handling of the project has been fully vindicated by the highest court in the land.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will now continue to press ahead with the delivery of\u00a0HS2<\/abbr>. The new north-south line will provide extra space for more trains and more passengers to travel on the network, delivering additional capacity where it is most needed.\u00a0HS2<\/abbr>\u00a0will also generate thousands of jobs across the UK and provide opportunities to boost skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is part of the government\u2019s long-term economic plan to build a stronger, more competitive economy and secure a better future for Britain.\u00a0HS2<\/abbr>\u00a0is also essential in helping rebalance UK growth – bringing greater prosperity to the Midlands and the north – and we are continuing with the crucial business of getting the scheme ready for construction in 2017.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following a\u00a0Court of Appeal<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>ruling in which the government won on all\u00a07 areas of challenge<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> the Court of Appeal gave the appellants permission to appeal to the Supreme Court on 2 grounds:<\/p>\n