Dear High Speed Two (HS2) Limited,

Have Staffordshire Farmers whose land has been taken by HS2 been paid for that land as of July 2022.. How many have been paid for their land as of July 2022.

Yours faithfully,

D.M

Dear FOI Request,

Relevant Points from the HS2 reply

Unfortunately, it is not clear what data you require.
HS2 Ltd acquires land through a number of means. Is your request referring to compulsory
purchase or to another property scheme that HS2 Ltd operates, including the statutory blight
and discretionary schemes?
In addition, there are a number of different payments that are made when land is acquired.
Please clarify if you are seeking information on claims that have been completely settled or
farmers who have been paid in part, or have received full value of the land but have other
claims outstanding? To enable us to proceed with your request I would be grateful if you could
reframe your request providing clarification regarding the points mentioned above, enabling
us to search for the information that you require.
To assist you in reframing your request, please find information on the various property
schemes and compensation offered: https://www.gov.uk/claim-compensation-if...

Please Note
English Law as applicable in England and Wales has three status of rights in land freehold, leasehold, and licence.Each status is precise and follows rules. Land changes hands all the time and every parcel of land is owned by someone in this country. All land has designated status.

In Staffordshire

To Clarify:
Freehold Status Acquired by HS2 of farm land
1) What farm land in Staffordshire has had the completion of purchase by HS2 under freehold status please?
To answer this question please provide the following:
2) Please provide the name of the farm or holding and acreage/hectares involved?
3) Please provide its location using a post code or identification using map coordinates centring on the property connected with the farm land.?
4) What number of freehold purchased farms have had their purchase completed with vendors fully paid by HS2.?
5) What number of these farms have had title deeds filed with Land Registry stating HS2 is now the sole freeholder with title.?
6) How many freeholders have not had their payment made by HS2 for their farm in Staffordshire.
7) Is HS2 placing any of its personnel or equipment on this land without payment being completed on the freehold?

Leasehold Acquired by HS2 of farm land
1) What Farm land has been subject to leasehold status for a term please?
2) What terms and conditions have been applied to this lease including annual rent?
3) How much of farm's land are subject to leasehold arrangements if not the whole farm?
4) Where are those farms located please. Either a postcode or map coordinates will identify.
5) Has the purchase of the lease been completed with full payment and tile to the lease filed with Land Registry?
6) What payment per lease was made please?
7) Has HS2 placed personnel and/or equipment on any part of leasehold land before completion of payment has been made?

Licence Acquired by HS2 of farm land
1) What licenses have you acquired in respect to farm land in Staffordshire?.
2) How many licenses have been acquired?
3) For what purpose?
4) Please identify the parcels of land where licenses have been acquired using either a postcode if applicable or map coordinates.
5) has full yearly minus a day payment been paid on these licenses?
6)When is the next payment due?
7) What is that payment per acre/ or hectare please?
8) If the use is for a track how long is the track please and where is it located?
9) Has HS2 placed either personnel or equipment on this land before completion of annual payment has been made?

If with any particular farm's land there is a combination of freehold, leasehold and licence payment please state.

Questions connected with statutory blight and other discretionary schemes may follow.

I hope the above assists clarification.

Yours sincerely,

D.M

Dear FOI Request,

This was originally sent on 31st August where is my answer please.

Dear FOI Request,

Please Note
English Law as applicable in England and Wales has three status of rights in land freehold, leasehold, and licence.Each status is precise and follows rules. Land changes hands all the time and every parcel of land is owned by someone in this country. All land has designated status.

In Staffordshire

To Clarify:
Freehold Status Acquired by HS2 of farm land
1) What farm land in Staffordshire has had the completion of purchase by HS2 under freehold status please?
To answer this question please provide the following:
2) Please provide the name of the farm or holding and acreage/hectares involved?
3) Please provide its location using a post code or identification using map coordinates centring on the property connected with the farm land.?
4) What number of freehold purchased farms have had their purchase completed with vendors fully paid by HS2.?
5) What number of these farms have had title deeds filed with Land Registry stating HS2 is now the sole freeholder with title.?
6) How many freeholders have not had their payment made by HS2 for their farm in Staffordshire.
7) Is HS2 placing any of its personnel or equipment on this land without payment being completed on the freehold?

Leasehold Acquired by HS2 of farm land
1) What Farm land has been subject to leasehold status for a term please?
2) What terms and conditions have been applied to this lease including annual rent?
3) How much of farm's land are subject to leasehold arrangements if not the whole farm?
4) Where are those farms located please. Either a postcode or map coordinates will identify.
5) Has the purchase of the lease been completed with full payment and tile to the lease filed with Land Registry?
6) What payment per lease was made please?
7) Has HS2 placed personnel and/or equipment on any part of leasehold land before completion of payment has been made?

Licence Acquired by HS2 of farm land
1) What licenses have you acquired in respect to farm land in Staffordshire?.
2) How many licenses have been acquired?
3) For what purpose?
4) Please identify the parcels of land where licenses have been acquired using either a postcode if applicable or map coordinates.
5) has full yearly minus a day payment been paid on these licenses?
6)When is the next payment due?
7) What is that payment per acre/ or hectare please?
8) If the use is for a track how long is the track please and where is it located?
9) Has HS2 placed either personnel or equipment on this land before completion of annual payment has been made?

If with any particular farm's land there is a combination of freehold, leasehold and licence payment please state.

Questions connected with statutory blight and other discretionary schemes may follow.

I hope the above assists clarification.

Yours sincerely,

D.M

Yours sincerely,

D.M

Dear High Speed Two (HS2) Limited,
Your response indicated that providing the information I asked for in my original request would exceed the cost limit.
I have therefore reduced my request in scope, as follows:

Please provide the information requested for the Madeley postcode area only.

That is the plots of land acquired as freehold (with title and details lodged with the land registry), leasehold (with terms and conditions of the lease and whether documents are with land registry)and on a licence ( terms and conditions of the licence please). and their location please.

Yours faithfully,

D.M

Dear FOI Request,

You have not answered MY question merely stating HS2 has CPO or temporary possession over a number of parcels of land in the Madeley area. You have merely stated the number of parcels in each case. Two out of the three links you have supplied do not work at all.

I want to know if the farmers have been paid?

Please ensure you do a full review.

I will be sending this case to the ICO.

Yours sincerely,

D.M

Dear FOI Request,

Yours sincerely,

D.M