'Underground, overground, rumbling free' - HS2 surveys South Kilburn residents before tunnelling begins

 

 The HS2 route to Euston through South Kilburn

 

With HS2 now tunnelling to Euston under the South Kilburn estate and surrounding neighbourhood, they have rather belatedly asked residents to register property details 'in order to share the information with organisations working on behalf of HS2 Ltd's 'to minimise the risk of injury, health impacts and wider environmental concerns.'

This sounded rather ominous to residents.

 Much of the property is ultimately owned by Brent Council so one would expect them to be able to fill in the detail if they have recently completed condition surveys.

 

South Kilburn residents have had to put up with regeneration disruption including noise and dust for years now, so any impact will be an additional  nuisance.  The vent shaft (marked HS2 on the map) is in place at Canterbury Works, next to a primary school,  after Brent Council negotiated its siting  there, rather than the original site in the car park adjacent to Queen's Park station. The route is also close to Wilberforce Primary School on Kilburn Lane, in Westminster.