A229 Angley Road (Wilsley Green) / B2189 Waterloo Road, Cranbrook

Dear Mr Tester

Thank you for your email.

I acknowledge your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Assuming we hold this information, I will endeavour
to supply the data to you as soon as possible but no later
than 27th November 2009 (20 working days from date of receipt).

I will advise you as soon as possible if we do not hold this information
or if there are exemptions to be considered and/or any costs for providing
the information. Please quote our reference - FOI/09/1231 - in any
communication regarding this particular request.

Best regards

Corporate Access to Information Team, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 696265 or 01622 694261 - Fax: 01622 694383
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...

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Dear Mr Tester

I would like to apologise as I have made an error with the date provided
as to when a response is likely.

In my email below I stated it would be no later than the 27th November
however I should have actually stated the 30th November.

Sorry if I have caused any confusion.

Best regards

Corporate Access to Information Team, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 696265 or 01622 694261 - Fax: 01622 694383
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...

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From: Freedom of Information - CED
Sent: 02 November 2009 15:40
To: 'Ian Tester'
Subject: FOI/09/1231 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO FOI REQUEST RECEIVED 2nd NOVEMBER
2009
Importance: High

Dear Mr Tester

Thank you for your email.

I acknowledge your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Assuming we hold this information, I will endeavour
to supply the data to you as soon as possible but no later
than 27th November 2009 (20 working days from date of receipt).

I will advise you as soon as possible if we do not hold this information
or if there are exemptions to be considered and/or any costs for providing
the information. Please quote our reference - FOI/09/1231 - in any
communication regarding this particular request.

Best regards

Corporate Access to Information Team, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 696265 or 01622 694261 - Fax: 01622 694383
[2]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...

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Dear Mr Tester,

Further to our acknowledgment dated 02nd November 2009, in which we
advised that a response to your request would be sent by the 27th
November 2009. I am sorry but your request is taking a little longer to
complete than our officers had anticipated.

Please be assured that Kent Highway Services who hold the requested
information are doing everything they can to resolve this delay. In the
meantime, I am very sorry for the delay and for any inconvenience this
may have caused you.

Yours sincerely

Pauline Banks
Environment, Highways & Waste Directorate
Information Governance Officer
Tel: 01622 696915

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Dear Mr Tester,

Further to your request for information with regards to the junction of
the A229 Angley Road (Wilsley Green) and the B2189 Waterloo Road,
Cranbrook junction; because the information you have requested falls under
the scope of the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) and is information held
within the Environment, Highways & Waste Directorate (the directorate),
your request has been forwarded to me so that I can co-ordinate the
response on behalf of the directorate. This is to comply with procedures
that the County Council has for dealing with all FoIA requests.

You asked the Council to supply you with:

1) Accident statistics for the above mentioned junction for the past 10
years.
2) Details of proposals relating to redevelopment of the junction
including any assessments and reports made, or timeframes for
redevelopment.
3) Site plans relating to junction redevelopment.
4) Any information relating to the process of consulting residents in
relation to a redevelopment of this junction.

Although the response has been sent from me, I have liaised with Kent
Highway Services (KHS) who have provided the following in answer to your
request:

Please find attached a print-out and plot of personal injury crashes
for the junction of the A229 Angley Road (Wilsley Green) and the B189
Waterloo Road, Cranbrook junction, as requested.

The information shown on the attached D-print Crash Report originates from
data collected by the Police when an injury road collision is reported to
them. Please note that this information is susceptible to change whilst
the Police carry out further investigations and should not be taken as an
indicator of the cause of a crash. There is no requirement for the police
to collect or report damage only crashes and therefore the information
provided only relates to crashes resulting in injury.

For your information, the County is served by three Highway Authorities:
Kent County Council (KCC); The Highways Agency and Medway Council. Kent
Police collects over 60 pieces of statistical data for each injury crash
for the whole county. Crashes are categorised by severity:

Fatal - a crash resulting in a death

Serious - detention in hospital, includes paralysis, fractures and severe
lacerations

Slight - includes whiplash, sprains and minor lacerations

Human error is a factor in 95% of road crashes. Based on the Department
for Transport's (DfT) figures the cost to the community of a fatal crash
is around £1.6 million, a serious crash costs in the region of £190,000
and a slight crash costs £19,000. For more information about crash and
casualty figures please visit our website at
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/transport-and-str...

With regards to questions 2, 3 and 4, a desktop feasibility assessment of
the above junction has been carried out to understand if it is possible,
in engineering terms, to redesign the junction and improve the layout
within existing highway limits. This assessment has confirmed that it is
possible to achieve an improved junction layout within the existing
highway limits and a scheme is now being prepared for submission in April
2010 for potential Local Transport Plan (LTP) funding in 2011/12. Once all
of the information has been gathered for the submission it will be subject
to public consultation.

In the interim period, a local highway lining scheme is being developed to
help improve the existing parking problems at the junction and this will
be funded from the annual Countywide signing and lining budget. It is not
currently possible to confirm the date these lining improvements will be
carried out but, it will be submitted for implementation in the current
2009/10 financial year.

I trust this response is helpful to you but if you have any query with the
information provided please contact me. However, if you are unhappy with
this response, and believe KCC has not complied with legislation, please
ask for a review by following our complaints process; details can be found
at this link
[2]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...
on our website. Please quote reference FOI/091231.

If you still remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can
appeal to the Information Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Details of what you need to do, should
you wish to pursue this course of action, are available from the
Information Commissioner's website
[3]http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom...

Yours sicnerely

Pauline Banks

Information Governance Officer

E&R Standards and Support

(: 01622 696915

Ê: 01622 694782

8: [4][email address]

+: Kent County Council,

Environment and Regeneration Directorate,

Invicta House, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1XX

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From: Freedom of Information - CED
Sent: 02 November 2009 15:40
To: 'Ian Tester'
Subject: FOI/09/1231 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO FOI REQUEST RECEIVED 2nd NOVEMBER
2009
Importance: High

Dear Mr Tester

Thank you for your email.

I acknowledge your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Assuming we hold this information, I will endeavour
to supply the data to you as soon as possible but no later
than 27th November 2009 (20 working days from date of receipt).

I will advise you as soon as possible if we do not hold this information
or if there are exemptions to be considered and/or any costs for providing
the information. Please quote our reference - FOI/09/1231 - in any
communication regarding this particular request.

Best regards

Corporate Access to Information Team, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 696265 or 01622 694261 - Fax: 01622 694383
[5]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...

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Dear Mr Tester,

Further to your request for information with regards to the junction of
the A229 Angley Road (Wilsley Green) and the B2189 Waterloo Road,
Cranbrook junction; because the information you have requested falls under
the scope of the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) and is information held
within the Environment, Highways & Waste Directorate (the directorate),
your request has been forwarded to me so that I can co-ordinate the
response on behalf of the directorate. This is to comply with procedures
that the County Council has for dealing with all FoIA requests.

You asked the Council to supply you with:

1) Accident statistics for the above mentioned junction for the past 10
years.
2) Details of proposals relating to redevelopment of the junction
including any assessments and reports made, or timeframes for
redevelopment.
3) Site plans relating to junction redevelopment.
4) Any information relating to the process of consulting residents in
relation to a redevelopment of this junction.

Although the response has been sent from me, I have liaised with Kent
Highway Services (KHS) who have provided the following in answer to your
request:

Please find attached a print-out and plot of personal injury crashes
for the junction of the A229 Angley Road (Wilsley Green) and the B189
Waterloo Road, Cranbrook junction, as requested.

The information shown on the attached D-print Crash Report originates from
data collected by the Police when an injury road collision is reported to
them. Please note that this information is susceptible to change whilst
the Police carry out further investigations and should not be taken as an
indicator of the cause of a crash. There is no requirement for the police
to collect or report damage only crashes and therefore the information
provided only relates to crashes resulting in injury.

For your information, the County is served by three Highway Authorities:
Kent County Council (KCC); The Highways Agency and Medway Council. Kent
Police collects over 60 pieces of statistical data for each injury crash
for the whole county. Crashes are categorised by severity:

Fatal - a crash resulting in a death

Serious - detention in hospital, includes paralysis, fractures and severe
lacerations

Slight - includes whiplash, sprains and minor lacerations

Human error is a factor in 95% of road crashes. Based on the Department
for Transport's (DfT) figures the cost to the community of a fatal crash
is around £1.6 million, a serious crash costs in the region of £190,000
and a slight crash costs £19,000. For more information about crash and
casualty figures please visit our website at
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/transport-and-str...

With regards to questions 2, 3 and 4, a desktop feasibility assessment of
the above junction has been carried out to understand if it is possible,
in engineering terms, to redesign the junction and improve the layout
within existing highway limits. This assessment has confirmed that it is
possible to achieve an improved junction layout within the existing
highway limits and a scheme is now being prepared for submission in April
2010 for potential Local Transport Plan (LTP) funding in 2011/12. Once all
of the information has been gathered for the submission it will be subject
to public consultation.

In the interim period, a local highway lining scheme is being developed to
help improve the existing parking problems at the junction and this will
be funded from the annual Countywide signing and lining budget. It is not
currently possible to confirm the date these lining improvements will be
carried out but, it will be submitted for implementation in the current
2009/10 financial year.

I trust this response is helpful to you but if you have any query with the
information provided please contact me. However, if you are unhappy with
this response, and believe KCC has not complied with legislation, please
ask for a review by following our complaints process; details can be found
at this link
[2]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...
on our website. Please quote reference FOI/091231.

If you still remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can
appeal to the Information Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Details of what you need to do, should
you wish to pursue this course of action, are available from the
Information Commissioner*s website
[3]http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom...

Yours sicnerely

Pauline Banks

Information Governance Officer

E&R Standards and Support

(: 01622 696915

Ê: 01622 694782

8: [4][email address]

+: Kent County Council,

Environment and Regeneration Directorate,

Invicta House, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1XX

P Please consider the environment before printing this email

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From: Freedom of Information - CED
Sent: 02 November 2009 15:40
To: 'Ian Tester'
Subject: FOI/09/1231 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO FOI REQUEST RECEIVED 2nd NOVEMBER
2009
Importance: High

Dear Mr Tester

Thank you for your email.

I acknowledge your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Assuming we hold this information, I will endeavour
to supply the data to you as soon as possible but no later
than 27th November 2009 (20 working days from date of receipt).

I will advise you as soon as possible if we do not hold this information
or if there are exemptions to be considered and/or any costs for providing
the information. Please quote our reference - FOI/09/1231 - in any
communication regarding this particular request.

Best regards

Corporate Access to Information Team, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 696265 or 01622 694261 - Fax: 01622 694383
[5]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...

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