EIR Regulation 4 states If you are dissatisfied with the response from Warwick District Council, you are entitled to request an internal review. (2) All information held by the Council regarding the proposal for the A46 Stoneleigh junction to be enlarged to create an interchange roundabout with two bridges over the A46., along with the proposed new major road from there to Warwick University and from there continue to join the A452 Balsall Common road passing along the route of HS2 to form a road link to the NEC and Birmingham Airport. Thank you for your EIR request which I acknowledge was received by the District Council on 10 July 2017. trailer WhatDoTheyKnow also publishes and archives requests and responses, building a massive archive of information. 9 posts Page 1 of 1 Return to British and Irish Roads Jump to mySociety endstream endobj 11 0 obj <> endobj 12 0 obj <> endobj 13 0 obj <> endobj 14 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/XObject<>>> endobj 15 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 19 30 0 R] endobj 16 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 11 31 0 R] endobj 17 0 obj <>stream While the Council recognises the desire and presumption to disclose information under EIR, it is also aware that there will be further information later this year along with further public consultation on proposals. Paul Thornton made this Freedom of Information request to Warwick District Council The Highways England technical approval process has started and ecological works to protect the environment and minimise the impact of the scheme have been carried out. 0000002160 00000 n I felt it would be useful to provide you with an update on this request for information. The A46 road leaves the island town of Enniskillen and connects with the A4 which connects with Belfast and also westwards along the Sligo Road to Belcoo and Sligo. 0000567514 00000 n endobj WebA452 Kenilworth Road. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/E Further, by participating in these meetings, the council clearly regarded the records of those meetings as falling under the terms of EIR 4(4)(b). Established in 2008. Unless the Council hears from you we will proceed with the request on this basis. The ICO guidance provides clear guidance that this is an acceptable approach for this Council where there information is already available. The notes were used in discussions when reports and plans were formulated. Web87A bus time schedule & line map. Help people choose better with a mixture of sticks and carrots such as: COVID has shown that virtual access can play a significant part in reducing travel. by gazzaman28 Mon Apr 09, 2012 13:17, Post If you are travelling by car, please remember that parking may be limited and so please always park considerately. You don't have to answer any more questions than you want, and you can go forwards and backwards to see what it covers. The mountains recede from view as farmland and villages appear the road and the River Erne is on the right then links into Corrycross Roads and the B52 to Belcoo and the A47 road into Belleek, the road then continues into Ballyshannon in County Donegal as the N3 which links into the N15 and into Bundoran. However, the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive is as follows: Please note that this request is also being submitted via the whatdotheyknow.com website where it will be publically accessible. ------------------------------------------------------------ 8.5M xZ[o~tP+E,H6dm>(X9"%SVEW3of(Uv*gU6|9-%z 7'@c$y<=~;=OrsyzjI,.ye`jPIC/Rz5jZM|ci4%4E-ve "@S3@F~&p0ff*-^Wk7pwA2 &s>_JF7XYl;Z9aFK/bs-q! Electric bikes mean people can easily cycle further; the university and business area are now in range for many cyclists from Kenilworth, Leamington and most of Coventry. by Jonathan B4027 Wed Apr 04, 2012 20:19, Post This request has been closed to new correspondence. The A452 continues as dual carriageway for a short while, but then exits with the dual carriageway section continuing as the A446 up to M6 motorway, junction 4. The passage of time further weakens the already dubious claimed engagement of the exemptions that have been previously claimed in this matter. I do not appear to have received your reference number for this request. I also highlight that the lead authority on this matter is Warwickshire County Council, as the highway authority and not Warwick District Council. Warwick District Council, Graham Leach, FOI Department Warwick District Council Dear Sirs, It was revealed in February 2016 that it is intended that the A46 Stoneleigh junction will be enlarged to create an interchange roundabout with two bridges over the A46. In addition to this the minutes that were released as part of your previous request were used in the preparation of reports that have since become public knowledge. Webfirst phase of the A46 Link Road Project. Similarly, the published information particularly lacks information about the route options that are being considered for phase 3 of the road proposal. The link road is around 5km long and would remove about 25 Hectares of land from the Green Belt between Coventry and Kenilworth, and effectively close the gap between the two towns. 0000257102 00000 n https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/j Clearly neither I, nor the regulations, require you to republish information that you or others have already published. The A46 road runs along the Ballyshannon Road which has a park on the left called Brooke Park and The Round O. Portora Royal School is on a drumlin to the right of the road continues northwesterly leaving the Enniskillen at Silverhill before heading into the countryside of the Ulster Lakeland, with farms and golf courses and woodland and glimpses of Lower Lough Erne. WebIn summary we oppose the A46 Link Road in its current form for a number of reasons. The huge housing development off Stoneleigh Road on former Greenbelt land near Gibbet Hill stretching to Finham in Coventry received planning consent last December from Warwick and Coventry councils. This is because at the time of your request some of the information held by the District Council is held in draft form and or is yet to be completed. It is sufficient for you to provide a reference for that material. I have reviewed the request and it seems clear on both counts. The county council has so far failed to respond to our questions seeking explanation for the projects apparent delays. We provide commercial In respect of Part 1 the Council has previously considered this request and subsequently disclosed information to you on this matter. The A452 is a road in England, which runs from Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire to Brownhills in the West Midlands. These meet and the road heads into Leamington along Europa Way, a road newly created at the same time as the M40 extension in that area. Your request is currently being considered. 0000578161 00000 n Supported by some MPs and councillors, campaigners have been lobbying ministers to call in the scheme for a review over future traffic projections for already heavily congested main arterial routes including the A45 and A46, and between the University of Warwick and the National Agricultural Centre at Stoneleigh. 0000568661 00000 n Mr Seddons email states: As referred to at the recent city council meeting, there will be consultation on the design options for the A46 strategic link road early in 2020. This will include consideration of how the link road might interact with the local road network, and the identification of those parts of the local road network, within both Coventry and Warwickshire, where improvements might be required as part of the link road scheme. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}542718N 74915W / 54.45495N 7.82085W / 54.45495; -7.82085. I have temporarily placed those documents on line at the following link. Warwick District Council, Download a zip file of all correspondence, http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad. The road into Leamington is signed as a primary route but most maps show it as non-primary. Riverside House 0000579693 00000 n Web89 Solihull - Coventry via Meriden, Balsall Common Mondays to Fridays Operator: DIA DIA DIA DIA Notes: BZ BZ BZ COV MZ MZ MZ MZ PC PC Solihull Town Centre (Stop SE) 1400 1625 House Of Fraser (opp) 1400 1625 Solihull School (adj) 1401 1626 School Lane (adjacent) 1402 1627 Oakland Close (opposite) 1403 1628 Solihull By Pass (after) 1404 As such it should usually be properly published along with other environmental information that is published spontaneously and unrequested under EIR Section 4. %PDF-1.4 % Clarification of the detailed route options under consideration has not been provided. Service 4.5. (1) All information held by the Council regarding the proposal for the A46 Stoneleigh junction to be enlarged to create an interchange roundabout with two bridges over the A46., along with the proposed new major road from there to Warwick University and from there continue to join the A452 Balsall Common road passing along the route of HS2 to form a road link to the NEC and Birmingham Airport. Warwick District Council, http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad. However, information released after a request under EIR Section 5 is unequivocally Environmental Information. View and download all of the public notices in the Stratford Observer. It is intended that a new major road will continue from there to Warwick University and from there continue to join the A452 With regard to the notes that have been disclosed to you regarding your previous request, Warwick District Council will not be publishing these on our website. HS2 phase one between the Birmingham Interchange station and London has been delayed up to five years to 2031, and is under a review called by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. %PDF-1.5 (a) texts of international treaties, conventions or agreements, and of Community, national, regional or local legislation, on the environment or relating to it; 0000000016 00000 n !ZUWii 0 . 3 0 obj <> 10 0 obj <> endobj In addition to the attached documents I draw your attention to Warwick District Council agenda for 20 September 2017, available on the Council's website. The group is identified as the A46 Central Area Working Group and includes representatives from several public authorities. As a comparison, thats more than half the size of the proposed University of Warwick Eco Park Secondly, the Link Road is not a link road. The official information provided by WCC is here: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad The closing date for objections to Phase 1, the A46 roundabout, is Wednesday 5th September. It would be great if you could do the consultation at https://ask.warwickshire.gov.uk/insights-service/a46-link-road-consultation/. (e) data or summaries of data derived from the monitoring of activities affecting, or likely to affect, the environment; A further 1,500 homes could be added in a second phase. The Council has a draft response for this request ready to send to you however before the Council can respond it needs to check this with an officer who is on leave until next Monday. Demand management using parking charges & availability. Summary information that records no more than that previously placed in the public domain about the road proposal has recently been placed on the Warwickshire County Council website at their URL. WebThe link road is around 5km long and would remove about 25 Hectares of land from the Green Belt between Coventry and Kenilworth, and effectively close the gap between the two towns. There is also uncertainty over a suggested third phase which would extend the A46 link road onwards to Solihull borough at Balsall Common and the A45 towards a new HS2 Interchange station near the NEC. Group email address: [email address] To ensure that your responses appear correctly on that site, please ensure that you use the newly supplied email address from which you receive this request. to get daily news updates straight to your news feed. jN,d.euH%-dl}61I/U~U7[]($cW?Xg\ZtO4N Xyk2\tgn:fM'3w2>Gu7 CP"X}q5$5u/T)U- pAL8^x. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}522320N 13853W / 52.38881N 1.64819W / 52.38881; -1.64819. Thank you for your email of the 31st August. The Burton Green Distribution List enables E-mail messages about local matters to be sent to anyone who wishes to receive them. (f) authorisations with a significant impact on the environment and environmental agreements or a reference to the place where such information can be requested or found in the framework of Article 3; The minutes of the meetings previously released to me fall squarely under sub paragraphs 7(2)(b) and (c). You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. In an email to Coun Skinner seen by the Observer, Coventry City Councils head of transport John Seddon suggested part of the scheme was still subject to government funding approval. by Alderpoint Mon Jul 03, 2017 10:47, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited, SABRE - The Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts 0000001534 00000 n I am therefore now re-submitting my request in the same terms as above. The information may be held independently by the authority or will be included in communications to or from other public agencies.. Therefore the Council intend to reply you by no later than next Thursday 7 September 2017. I have also been unable to disclose a further selection information by virtue of Environmental information Regulation 12(4)(d) in that this information held by Warwick District Council is Material in the course of completion, unfinished documents and incomplete data. (b)take reasonable steps to organize the information relevant to its functions with a view to the active and systematic dissemination to the public of the information. Background Coventry City Council, Warwickshire County Council and Warwick District Council are Not to scale. Medical records from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, show rising admissions for chest and respiratory illness while local air quality has worsened.. There are other questions which you may want to respond to, for example the electric Very Light Rail could make a valuable contribution. (b) policies, plans and programmes relating to the environment; In response to the complaint, after substantial delay, Warwick District Council eventually provided records of several meetings over the period from 30 June 2015 to 08 March 2016. There are similar hotels available. We think option 1 (do nothing) is the least bad of what they offer, and we oppose the road building options as they will make the long-term traffic and environmental issues worse. That information has given rise to the further article in the Coventry observer that is online at the following URL. (a) texts of international treaties, conventions or agreements, and of Community, national, regional or local legislation, on the environment or relating to it; OnTheMarket < 14 days Marketed by Ginger - Shirley. 2 0 obj Beyond the A46 junction, the A452 passes through Kenilworth and then on towards Balsall Common, although the signed route to Balsall curiously deviates from the official A452 at this point, instead directing drivers along the B4103 past Kenilworth Castle. Democratic Services Manager and Therefore it would not be appropriate for this information to be disclosed at this time. If the District Council is able to provide you with the information you have requested, then you are entitled to receive it within 20 working days. It sets an absolute minimum requirement for information to be published but indicates a requirement to additionally publish more widely defined environmental information. Upto 1 April 2016. Once the Council has received this information and have confirmed that they understand the request we will process your request. This week, Coventry City Football Club announced early proposals for a new stadium at the University of Warwick, which could partly depend on public transport and the already planned new infrastructure including the A46 link road. I am concerned that you do not intend to place the meeting minutes that you provided to me on the WDC website. 0 After 1 April 2016. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/E Further, by participating in these meetings, the council clearly regarded the records of those meetings as falling under the terms of EIR 4(4)(b). Paul Thornton made this Rhyddid Gwybodaeth request to Warwick District Council CV32 5HZ Any complaints will be dealt with under the Councils corporate complaints procedure. I look forward to your substantive reply. (b) policies, plans and programmes relating to the environment; This would include any reports, plans, cost-benefit analysis and possible route option information. It then arrives at a major roundabout known as Stonebridge, where it crosses the A45 between Coventry and Birmingham. Firstly, it is the unnecessary destruction of the Green Belt. Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. 0.5 miles Berkswell; 2.4 miles Tile Hill; Listed on 11th Oct 2022; Call. So, every contribution will count. 233 Kenilworth to Solihull. View as HTML. The following ideas should be developed: The university and businesses should work together with the councils to reduce car use. 0000414605 00000 n Run by Volunteers and powered by Alaveteli. With regard to the request that this Council publishes the notes, released to you, on our website, the Council will not be taking this step. The Council has no further information for disclosure and it is mindful that at present the Information Commissioner is considering this case. The meeting records further indicate an otherwise unpublished proposal to extend the new road with a road development from the A45/A46 roundabout near Coventry airport, to the A46 Stoneleigh roundabout. Are you the owner of any commercial copyright on this page? Perhaps a review of the Councils publication strategy is required? Protests are coming from Westwood Health Residents Association backed by Coventry Westwood Conservative opposition city councillors including David Skinner and Tim Mayer. Now county highways bosses say design proposals will go to public consultation early next year. This Northern Ireland or road transport-related article is a stub. I am grateful for your confirmation and acknowledgement that the materials you have provided to me were the substantive minutes of the meetings of the A46 Central Area Working Group contrary to previous claims that they were unfinished documents. A major new link road from the improved A46 Stoneleigh junction to Warwick University via Westwood Heath in Coventry is planned to tackle congestion and improve links to Stoneleigh Park exhibition centre. Nothing Unusual. 0000329068 00000 n At the end there is a question which lets you support an "other" option. Riverside House WebThere is also uncertainty over a suggested third phase which would extend the A46 link road onwards to Solihull borough at Balsall Common and the A45 towards a new HS2 Interchange station near the NEC. Warwick District Council has now considered your request for information. Warwick District Council has considered this request and would appreciate clarification from you to enable it to respond to you accurately. We provide commercial The Stratford Observer is one of a group of local weekly newspapers spanning Worcestershire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands published by Bullivant Media Group - each newspaper providing all the latest local news, sport and advertising, in print and 247 on line. b)facts and analyses of facts which the public authority considers relevant and important in framing major environmental policy proposals. They want to widen some local junctions to handle higher levels of traffic. *Please do not print this email unless you really need to. I am concerned that you do not intend to place the meeting minutes that you provided to me on the WDC website. Any similar material from meetings of the A46 Central Area Working Group (or similar) subsequent to those that have been provided, will fall within the terms of my request. WVVAOamajH1^:rov7O#dVBx4sC,#'+@QS4@n5o|R5| 6S^(!i)cBdY>0"ZpdA\J XDN+Pr^D1J^s#;A"8PmRa5BP.birqhFhj`,?&$97 which is to consider the approval of the Warwick District Local Plan. (a)the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive; and Particularly, on the 16th December 2015, it is reported that there is a Long Term vision that is compatible with expressway vision from Tollbar across airport to north of runway, south of Baginton and Finham to new junction below Stoneleigh.. However, information released after a request under EIR Section 5 is unequivocally Environmental Information. These meeting records confirm a deliberate strategy to keep information out of the public domain. Corporate Support Team Congestion next to Dalehouse Lane and A46 Stoneleigh Junction. Warwick District Council has now considered your request for information. *Please do not print this email unless you really need to. The Council has no further information for disclosure and it is mindful that at present the Information Commissioner is considering this case. startxref You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. In addition to the attached documents I draw your attention to Warwick District Council agenda for 20 September 2017, available on the Council's website. Your donations keep this site and others like it running. by SteveA30 Wed Apr 04, 2012 19:28, Post Even if you do not share my view that publication of those documents is an obligation under the EIRs, I do not understand why you would persist in keeping those deliberations partially covert and outwith the public record. I note your comments with regard to Warwickshire County Council in respect of future publication under EIR Section 4. The A452 starts south of Leamington Spa with two separate spurs running to junctions 13 (southbound) and 14 (northbound) of the M40 motorway. It is sufficient for you to provide a reference for that material. Email. It is understood the link road to the University of Warwick from Stoneleigh could be scheduled for completion in 2024 on the latest timescales. The Committee on Climate Change say the way forward is to invest in active travel and public transport and other measures to reduce car travel demand. Clarification of the detailed route options under consideration has not been provided. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 595.44 841.92] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> This runs until 13th February. THE government is considering intervening over a controversial planned 2500-home development at Kings Hill on the Coventry and Warwickshire border amid further delays and dire traffic congestion forecasts on main commuter routes. We couldnt load the mail server logs for this message. The main article on that page describes how villagers are fighting plans for a bypass of their village. Milverton Hill Royal Leamington Spa They are concerned the new road will simply displace traffic into residential areas including Westwood Heath and Burton Green near Balsall Common in Solihull borough. There is an active Facebook group for residents with 475 members. Finally Warwickshire County Council are the lead authority for this matter and they will publish the documents referred in regulation 4(4)(a) that relate to the A46 link road. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A452_road&oldid=1138743406, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from September 2016, All articles needing additional references, Infobox road instances in the United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 10:09. mySociety Kind Regards Harpreet Dulay Links - Even now, I urge that the authority stops prevaricating and publishes that information and ceases the avoidable waste of time for the office of the information Commissioner. I felt it would be useful to provide you with an update on this request for information. (a)progressively make the information available to the public by electronic means which are easily accessible; and Therefore the District Council at this time awaits the decision of the Information Commissioner on this aspect. The A46 road leaves This will include the documentation within which the claimed merits of such a road have been identified, and any evidence claimed to substantiate such merits. Advertise with the Stratford Observer to reach your audience. Like or follow our Facebook page - In the consultation there is some jam tomorrow talk of rail and cycle routes, but these sustainable bits are speculative, they are in the consultation but not in the proposed scheme or budget. How would you like your grade separations, Sir. This scheme is being led by Warwickshire, but as noted above it does form part of the Coventry South Transport Package. Upto 1 April 2016. Commuters are familiar with long tail-backs in rush-hour at the A46 Island at Kenilworth, through Stoneleigh, the A45/A46 Stivichall junction, and beyond to Tollbar Island and A45 Kenpas Highway. Websites - (e) data or summaries of data derived from the monitoring of activities affecting, or likely to affect, the environment; They are highlighting a flawed report by consultants ARUP, which forecast even more traffic at main A45 and A46 islands yet concluded the highways network could cope. Please can you let me know the full legal costs of action against me to date, Council Owned Alleyways - Rights of Access & Maintenance, Chief financial officers / section 151 officers, Please can you confirm exactly how many European Parliament voter registration forms were received from EU nationals residing in the Uk who wished to vote in the uk rather than another EU country, Council tax payment allocation in accordance with R. v Miskin Lower Justices [1953], Request Information regarding Council Vehicle Fleet, Current and historical Registers of Interest data. '8@?kEr,4p*w!G.Bg'jb~C$p0g-5.4mZc\UrAR;WA "]Q-`}r@|"On/W+3\>T/h,?sju` JI#+,n]666No# d^O*)` In addition to this the minutes that were released as part of your previous request were used in the preparation of reports that have since become public knowledge. Kind Regards Harpreet Dulay Warwick District Council has considered this request and would appreciate clarification from you to enable it to respond to you accurately. (1) All information held by the Council regarding the proposal for the A46 Stoneleigh junction to be enlarged to create an interchange roundabout with two bridges over the A46., along with the proposed new major road from there to Warwick University and from there continue to join the A452 Balsall Common road passing along the route of HS2 to form a road link to the NEC and Birmingham Airport. I do apologise as you should have been notified that the reference number for this request is FOI/403/17. 0000582777 00000 n Summary information that records no more than that previously placed in the public domain about the road proposal has recently been placed on the Warwickshire County Council website at their URL. To include further details of this at this time would disclose its potential contents and in doing this would remove the ability for the work to be completed. As previously agreed via email with you the Council has considered your request in two parts: Firstly, it is the unnecessary destruction of the Green Belt. Buy photos online from the Stratford Observer newspaper. Warwick District Council, Graham Leach, Unwind in a lovely quiet area of the Midlands, then zip off and explore business and leisure destinations around Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry. I have reviewed the request and it seems clear on both counts. 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