Searches UK are delighted to offer the latest GroundSure Report, which combines information on Energy with High Speed 2 & Crossrail. GroundSure have doubled these standalone searches to provide you with one full, efficient search report at a competitive price.
As high-speed rail and cross rail developments continue to progress and new energy projects are explored nationally, it is essential for homeowners and buyers to be provided with a thorough report that highlights all data that should be considered.
Managing Director Andrew Stenning said:
“We are excited to offer this twin report to clients. Providing this documentation in one report makes the search process more easy, accessible and cost effective. Elements that effect the environment are also a current phenomenon that has in recent years, become of much interest to the general public. Therefore it is important that search reports highlight modern developments that may impact the value of a property.”
This detailed report provides accurate, easy to read information, covering a variety of energy matters such as hydraulic fracturing (fracking) shale gas sites, oil, gas and coalbed methane exploration/extraction sites, wind farms, solar farms, power stations and power infrastructure. Plus, there are critical details on future development in these areas. This is a UK-wide report, offering the highest level of details with no further costs.
By early 2026, High Speed 2 (HS2) could be running 14 trains an hour in each direction at up to 225 mph between London and Birmingham and from Birmingham to Leeds and Manchester by 2032. The disruption and potential liability caused through the construction contract, including compulsory purchase of property along the route, presents potentially significant risks to property purchases in the vicinity. The Government recently announced initial plans for Phase 2 of the line, detailing a proposed route from Birmingham to Leeds and Manchester. Details of Phase 2 of the project have now been incorporated into this report.
Crossrail is Europe’s largest infrastructure project, comprising of over 100km of new railway including 21km of new twin-bore rail tunnels and 9 new stations. The line will stretch from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, across Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. The route will provide a 10% increase to London’s rail capacity once opened in 2018.
The key features of this dual report include:
Energy
- Existing and planned hydrocarbon exploration and extraction sites, searched to 25km
- Existing and planned licensing blocks (areas which could be licensed for exploration), searched to 25km
- Existing and planned wind farms, searched to 15km
- Existing and planned power stations and large scale energy infrastructure, searched to 25km
- Existing, planned and decommissioned nuclear power stations and infrastructure, searched to 25km
- Planned small scale wind turbine applications, searched to 5km
- Existing and planned solar farms with a greater than 1MW generating capacity
- Information on future shale gas, oil, gas and coalbed methane developments updated weekly
- Location of existing and proposed solar energy farms (PV arrays) – unique to GroundSure
- Large scale and strategic gas and oil pipelines
- Yorkshire carbon capture and storage pipeline
- Large search radii to ensure all possible issues are identified
- The most up to date, comprehensive database of existing and planned sites available
- Where planned sites are identified, full planning application details are provided for further investigation
- £10m PII (any one claim). Can be relied upon by all professional parties within a property transaction, first purchasers/tenants and their advisers.
HS2 & Crossrail
- Identifies where a property is near the proposed route of Phase 1 or Phase 2 of HS2 within a 5000m radius
- Measured the distance to the nearest point of the proposed route
- Identifies and grades maximum speed of the train at the nearest point
- Measures distance to nearest overland and below ground line location
- Includes details on property compensation schemes for HS2 and Crossrail
- Includes overall proposed construction timetables
- Identifies all Crossrail stations within a 5000m radius
- Provides information on construction sites and all worksites within a 1000m radius
- Simple, easy to interpret proximity measure to understand impact on boundaries
- £10m PII (any one claim). Can be relied upon by all professional parties within a property transaction, first purchasers/tenants and their advisers.
GroundSure Energy, HS2 & Crossrail (Residential) takes into account the most up to date, comprehensive database of existing and planned sites available, offering a large search radii to ensure all possible issues are identified. Where planned sites are identified, full planning application details are provided for further investigation.
GroundSure Energy, HS2 & Crossrail Report is now available at Searches UK for just £25.00 + VAT!
For more information on the GroundSure Energy, HS2 & Crossrail Report, or other products or services offered by Searches UK visit www.searchesuk.co.uk, call for FREE and speak with one of their conveyancing specialists on 0800 043 1815, or email at info@searchesuk.co.uk.
