Relief and anger for communities on the route of high speed line

By The Newsroom
Published 15th Nov 2016, 16:20 BST
Updated 16th Nov 2016, 17:33 BST
Houses on the new Shimmer estate in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, where residents will lose their homes if the Government's preferred route for the second phase of the high-speed rail project goes aheadHouses on the new Shimmer estate in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, where residents will lose their homes if the Government's preferred route for the second phase of the high-speed rail project goes ahead
Houses on the new Shimmer estate in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, where residents will lose their homes if the Government's preferred route for the second phase of the high-speed rail project goes ahead
HOMES ON a South Yorkshire housing estate could be bought by the Government before the development is completed.

Residents on the Shimmer estate, in Mexborough, have been told they are likely to qualify for the “express purchase” scheme for homes in the path of HS2.

A major change in the proposed path of HS2 through South Yorkshire announced earlier this year put the future of the new Shimmer estate in doubt.

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While the Government is still consulting on that section of the route it has told residents they are likely to be able to sell their homes.

Amy Webster, who lives on the Shimmer Estate, said: “I now plan to make the Governmentbuy my house and move out, to somewhere well out of the way of HS2.

“I think we have been treated disgracefully. There’s been no consultation.