Date: 15 December 2008

Our ref: RFI411/SW

Mr Peter Stanton

By Email: [FOI #4759 email]

Dear Mr Stanton

Access to Information Request - Acknowledgement - RFI 411

Thank you for your request for information held by Natural England for documents relating to Stanwick Lakes planning application number EN/04/00540/FUL. Specifically for full disclosure of the advice and consultation presented to the planning authority in relation to the potential for impacts on nature conservation as a result of the proposals for the site with the applicant, Rockingham Forest Trust in April 2004. Additionally to provide any information held on any consultation on the `masterplan' for the Stanwick lakes site

which we received on 15 December 2008.

We are dealing with your request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Your request is being considered and we will respond within the legal deadline is 20 working days. If for any reason, we are unable to meet the deadline we will keep you fully informed of the reasons for this. If you have any queries about this letter please contact me.

If you have any queries about this letter please contact me.

Yours sincerely

Sarah Waterfield

Adviser - Information Access and Security

Natural England

Email: [email address]

Sarah Waterfield

Natural England

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