Habitats Regulations Ashdown Forest

Dick Seamons
Enquiry Service
Natural England
Northminster House
Peterborough
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<<Acknowledgement.pdf>>

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Dear Sir/Madam

Access to Information Request – Provision of all requested information
– RFI #654

Thank you for your request for information about

“1) Could you please advise dates of all meetings you have held with Mid
Sussex District Council concerning their need to comply with the Habitats
Regulations and/or the needs of their LDF to include an Appropriate
Assessment.

2) Could you please provide electronic copies of the Minutes of these
meetings.

3) Could you please advise, also, dates of any meetings you have held with
East Sussex County Council, Wealden Council, Conservators of Ashdown
Forest and the High Weald AONB unit on this or related matters.“

which we received on 26th January 2010. Your request has been considered
under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

1. Natural England attended meetings with Mid Sussex District Council
concerning the above matter on 28th April 2008 and 21st January 2009.

2. Please see the attached PDFs. Also attached are the minutes from the
meeting of 17th February 2009 - see below.

<<TESS-0023_meeting_record210109NP.PDF>>
<<TESS-0023_meeting_record280408.pdf>> <<environmental agencies meeting
17th feb minutes (4).pdf>>

3. Natural England has not attended any meetings regarding this matter at
which East Sussex County Council were present. Natural England attended
meetings regarding this matter with the following organisations on the
following dates:

Wealden Council - 28th April 2008, 21st January 2009, 17th February 2009

Conservators of Ashdown Forest - 28th April 2008

High Weald AONB - 17th February 2009

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