A nursery owner has told MPs plans to build HS2 through the middle of his land would cost him his home and his business of over 30 years.
David Germain has run Windmill Nurseries in Tabley, near Knutsford, for 32 years - but fears the plans for HS2, as they currently stand, could spell the end for his business. His firm, Windmill Nurseries grows plants to supply direct to customers and also to wholesale and retail businesses - but HS2's phase 2b, the western leg of HS2, is set to involve the compulsory purchase of a big chunk of Mr Germain's land including his home, Windmill House, and the siting of an autotransformer station (ATS) there.
He has therefore launched his petition against the High Speed Rail (Crewe to Manchester) Bill to try to stop this from happening and flag up his concerns. He presented the petition to a meeting of the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee meeting on Tuesday (June 27), reports Cheshire Live.
