HS2 route changes and major railhead and workings proposed

HS2 Ltd have launched a consultation on route "refinements" around junction 13 of the A42 and on the location of a Temporary Rail Head at Ashby de la Zouch. Actually the Temporary Railhead area stretches from J13 along the A511 right down to the junction with The Moorlands. This scheme would connect into existing Leicester - Burton rail line in order to bring in heavy and very large items - so makes sense to HS2 project team. However the area designated is huge and will take a lot of agricultural land and woodland.

There are also significant changes on the Melbourne Road route up towards Lount.

Consultation runs until 6th September 2019.

The Parish Council will be discussing their response to the consultation at the next meeting on Thursday 22 August.

Further details can be found on HS2 section of our planning page >>

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Parish Boundary

You may find it quite odd that The Woolrooms is not actually in Coleorton Parish, but Worthington, and so is the area of Lower Moor Road between brook in the dip and Rempstone Road. The current boundary is the result of changes made over several centuries for reasons long forgotten and quite irrelevant now. Some locals feel it's time to take another look so a petition has been raised to support a request for a change. Read more about proposed changes >>. The petition is available at Coleorton Post Office. You can also email comments to Andrew Hogsden Clerk to the Council at parishclerk@coleorton.org.uk