Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 24
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Department and HS2 Ltd recognise need for improved balance between environmental compliance and cost.
Conclusion
The Department strongly agreed, however, about how the balance between compliance and cost should be considered when delivering national infrastructure in the future.41 HS2 Ltd also recognised that it was a complex issue and a sensitive area, telling us that the structure needed local planning permission from Buckinghamshire Council which led to at least a four–year delay which was eventually resolved by the planning inspector.42
Government Response
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