Road verges - ecological protection scheme

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Dear Ms Davis

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 that was received by the Council on date,

Your request has been logged with reference number 110796 and has been
passed to the appropriate section to action. A full response will be
provided by 21/04/2009.

In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me should you have
any further queries.

Yours sincerely

Chiara Nardin
Customer Relations Manager
Customer and Community Relations Unit
London Borough of Lambeth
Phoenix House
10 Wandsworth Road
London SW8 2LL
Tel: 020 7926 4562
Email: [email address]
Website: http://www.lambeth.gov.uk

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Dear Ms Davis

Thank you for submitting a Freedom of Information request to the London
Borough of Lambeth. I am now in a position to reply.

You requested the following information:

a) What protection measures a verge receives when it is included in
the scheme

b) The list of verges covered by the scheme (and their locations -
road name/number and six figure OS grid references would be fine)

c) For each verge, the specific reasons why the verge has been
included in the scheme - i.e. the notable species found there, or the NVC
community present

If you do not run such a scheme in your area, but you are aware that
another body does, please could you refer me to them instead.

I can advise you as follows:

Lambeth does not operate an ecological protection scheme for road verges
within the borough. Although the authority has the powers to designate
sites of biodiversity importance as `Sites of Importance for Nature
Conservation' (or SINCs), and currently has 35 such sites designated in
the Lambeth Unitary Development Plan and Borough Biodiversity Action Plan,
none are roadside verges. A recent borough-wide survey undertaken by the
Mayor of London and London Wildlife Trust did not identify any roadside
verges as suitable for designation as SINCs, or where any such designation
would be viable. As to your subsidiary questions:

a) As there is no suitable protection scheme, verges receive no
protection measures - they are managed as amenity grassland on the public
highway

b) Not applicable - there are no verges included in any scheme

c) Not applicable

d) We are not aware of any other body in the borough running such a
scheme.

I trust you will consider this response satisfactory. Should you have a
complaint about the way your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act has been dealt with, please contact the Corporate
Complaints Unit, Lambeth Town Hall, SW2 1RW or e-mail
[email address]

If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of your complaint you may
contact the Information Commissioner, who can be reached at:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 700
Fax: 01625 545 510

Further information on the Freedom of Information Act can be found on the
Information Commissioner's website www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Chiara Nardin
Customer Relations Manager
Customer and Community Relations Unit
London Borough of Lambeth
Phoenix House
10 Wandsworth Road
London SW8 2LL
Tel: 020 7926 4562
Email: [email address]
Website: [1]http://www.lambeth.gov.uk

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