10/01/12…Conservation group condemns Highspeed Rail go-ahead

THE Chilterns Conservation Board, based in Chinnor near Thame, today condemned the Government?s decision to proceed to the next stage of building a high speed rail line which will plough through the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The Board’s statement reads: ?We are appalled that the Government has committed to destroying nationally-important countryside when it has a legal duty to protect it,? said Conservation Board Chairman Mike Fox.

It has also blatantly ignored the results of the public consultation which showed massive public opposition to HS2 and ignored the recommendations of the Transport Select Committee. The public rightly do not want