show ad The street split in two by HS2: Family bought a house just SEVEN DAYS before finding out high speed route will bulldoze their dream home * Government published the planned route of the new line to the North -- This is the street on a Yorkshire housing estate which will be split in two by the High Speed 2 train line. Homes to the left of the red line superimposed over Comely Bank Drive -- in. Homes on the left of this line through the Shimmer estate in Mexborough are to be demolished to make way for the High Speed. Homes on the right may stay in place Homes on the left of this line through the Shimmer estate in Mexborough are to be demolished to make way for the High Speed. Homes on the right may stay in place Homes on the left of this line through the Shimmer estate in Mexborough are to be demolished to make way for the High Speed. Homes on the right may stay in place Ben Stone's family were informed of the HS2 plans a week after they moved in to their home Ben Stone's family were informed of the HS2 plans a week after they moved in to their home Ben Stone's family were informed of the HS2 plans a week after they moved in to their home The Shimmer Estate borders where the HS2 Route will run through Mexborough The Shimmer Estate borders where the HS2 Route will run through Mexborough The Shimmer Estate borders where the HS2 Route will run through Mexborough Ben Stone, moved into the house with mother Tracey, 50, and twin sister Charlotte, 23, on July 1 last year and were informed of the impact of the planned HS2 route a week later. Yesterday, the route was confirmed, condemning their new home. -- said at first the property was a dream place to retire. Sue and Peter Douglas believe the home they planned to retire to will be flattened to make way for the High Speed 2 route to Leeds Sue and Peter Douglas believe the home they planned to retire to will be flattened to make way for the High Speed 2 route to Leeds Sue and Peter Douglas believe the home they planned to retire to will be flattened to make way for the High Speed 2 route to Leeds They live on a new-build estate in Mexborough which is on the route announced yesterday -- announced yesterday However, when the HS2 announcement was decided yesterday, he admitted that the estate's fate was finally sealed. -- Some residents on the Shimmer estate, which was first established in 2012, only found out about the HS2 plans - originally put forward last year - just weeks after moving into the development of two and three-storey town houses. -- 'It's just heart breaking really and it makes me very angry to be honest. HS2 are the only people we can sell our home to - but they won't speak to us. -- Transport secretary Chris Grayling was pressured into issuing a statement on HS2 in the Commons after furious MPs criticised his failure to turn up earlier in the day. -- of this size'. Homeowner told HS2 would run just feet from the end of garden a week before he was due to sell A homeowner has told how the HS2 route sunk a deal to sell his home after it was announced it would pass feet from the end of his garden. Dave Slack lives in Bramley, near Rotherham, where the new High Speed route from London to Leeds will pass by. The proximity of the planned railway line was announced last year and confirmed yesterday. Dave Slack was a week from selling his home when the HS2 route was announced last year Dave Slack was a week from selling his home when the HS2 route was announced last year Dave Slack was a week from selling his home when the HS2 route was announced last year Homeowners are desperately trying to sell properties near the route of -- is one metre too far away from the route of the line in Bramley, near Rotherham The potential HS2 train design is pictured. In February, Parliament granted powers to build Phase 1 of the line The potential HS2 train design is pictured. In February, Parliament granted powers to build Phase 1 of the line The potential HS2 train design is pictured. In February, Parliament granted powers to build Phase 1 of the line -- the news. Now the plans have been announced everyone is worrying again. 'Due to my house being 61 metres away from the HS2 line, I will miss out on a huge amount of legal costs for the sake of the width of my wall. -- Share or comment on this article: Family told HS2 would demolish home a week after moving in *