BTP compulsory purchase orders

Thank you for your information request, which is now being processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
You can expect to receive our full response in due course.

show quoted sections

Dear Ms Samuel

Thank you for your recent request for information.

I can confirm that a recent single member decision authorised £7,123,500
for land acquisitions in relation to the BRT.  The additional information
you have requested is contained in the attached Single Member Decision and
within the embedded links.

I trust that we have answered your queries, however if you have any
further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you are unhappy with the response to your request, you may ask for an
internal review. Please contact the Council's Head of Audit, Risk and
Information, Mr Jeff Wring at the Guildhall, High St, Bath BA1 5AW
[1]mailto:[email address].

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to appeal directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
[2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely

Amy Ogborne

Information Compliance Manager

Risk and Assurance Services

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 396872

Facsimile: 01225 477387

[3]www.bathnes.gov.uk

Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work and
visit.

Please consider the environment before printing this email

show quoted sections

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/
3. http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/

Dear Ms Samuel,

Thank you for your email.

Apologies for the confusion - the amount quoted covers the entire BTP scheme.

Regards,

Amanda Osborne, Information Compliance Manager
Risk and Assurance Services
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Telephone: 01225 396872
Facsimile: 01225 477387
www.bathnes.gov.uk
 
Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work and visit.
 
Please consider the environment before printing this email.

show quoted sections

Dear Ms Samuel,

Thank you for your email below. We are looking into your query and will get back to you shortly.

Kind regards

Amy Ogborne
Information Compliance Manager
Risk and Assurance Services
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Telephone: 01225 396872
Facsimile: 01225 477387
www.bathnes.gov.uk
 
Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work and visit.
 
Please consider the environment before printing this email

show quoted sections

Dear Ms Samuel

Thank you for your email below. I can confirm that Denmans Electrical Wholesalers is Unit 10 Locksbrook Road and is included in Appendix 2 as an electrical retailer.

Yours sincerely

Amy Ogborne
Information Compliance Manager
Risk and Assurance Services
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Telephone: 01225 396872
Facsimile: 01225 477387
www.bathnes.gov.uk
 
Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work and visit.
 
Please consider the environment before printing this email

show quoted sections

Dear Ms Samuel

Thank you for your recent request for information. I have numbered the
following responses to identify which of your questions they relate to.

1. As levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Particulate Matter (PM10)
detailed in the air quality from the Review and Assessments have not been
shown to be a problem it has not been seen as necessary to install any
monitoring (either continuous or a NO2 diffusion tube).

2 & 3 The whole of Bath and North East Somerset has been subject to a
Review and Assessment process as prescribed by Government in the
Environment Act 1995. The Detailed Technical Guidance issued by DEFRA has
been followed in these assessments (The Guidance can be found at:
[1]http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/qual...).
The Air Quality Management Area was based on the results of these
assessments and Newbridge Park and Ride site was not required to be within
the AQMA. This could be because levels are not exceeding the Air quality
Objective or there is no relevant exposure (e.g. schools, hospitals,
residential properties). Close to the Park and Ride residential
properties are set back from the road and pollution levels drop rapidly
away from the road.

4. PM10 has only been monitored at one location in Bath (Junction of
Lower Bristol Road and Windsor Bridge) until recently when a second
location was added on the London Road. This is one of the worst locations
for pollution in Bath as it is a busy congested junction. Levels at this
site are below the Government's objective. Details of levels can be found
in the attached report which is the latest Review and Assessment
document. As levels at this worst case location are below the objectives,
levels at the Park and Ride site will also be below the Objectives.

5, 6 & 7. The sentence "The air quality assessment submitted with the
planning application, indicates levels of Nitrogen Dioxide near to the
Newbridge Park and Ride site are in the region of 21 micrograms per cubic
metre with an increase of less than (<) 1 microgram per cubic metre with
the development." This should have read Particulate Matter (PM10) not
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2). NO2 concentrations should have read as in the
region of 40 ug/m3 with an increase of <0.2 ug/m3. This is at a roadside
location close to the Park and Ride site. (All other information provided
was correct). Full details of all calculations relating to the Proposed
Park and Ride site are detailed within the Environmental Statement
attached to the planning application. This can be found at:
[2]http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/enviro...

Environmental Statement 2, section 6 Air Quality and Environmental
Statement - Appendix 6. (Ref 09/00307/EREG03)

8. Nitrogen dioxide diffusion tubes tend to over-predict concentrations,
to ensure levels are accurate, diffusion tubes are located along side a
continuous monitor and a bias factor is calculated. The procedure is
detailed in the Technical Guidance and the calculations are detailed
within the attached report (The Technical Guidance and bias factors can be
found at:
[3]http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/qual...
and at [4]http://www.uwe.ac.uk/aqm/review/mR&A...).

I trust that we have answered your queries, however if you have any
further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you are unhappy with the response to your request, you may ask for an
internal review. Please contact the Council's Head of Audit, Risk and
Information, Mr Jeff Wring at the Guildhall, High St, Bath BA1 5AW
[5]mailto:[email address].

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to appeal directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
[6]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely

Amy Ogborne

Information Compliance Manager

Risk and Assurance Services

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 396872

Facsimile: 01225 477387

[7]www.bathnes.gov.uk

Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work and
visit.

Please consider the environment before printing this email

show quoted sections