Dear Sir or Madam,

Please supply copies of the waste returns documentation for the
months of December 2007 and April 2008 submitted by Hazell and
Jefferies Ltd, for the SawMill site, Woodcote Sawmill, Pot Kiln
Lane, Goring Heath, Reading,RG8 7SS.

This is a follow on request after you informed me that copies of
waste transfer notes are not held by the environment agency.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Hooper

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Dear Mrs Hooper

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. For your information,
your query has been passed to our local External Relations Team
(Planning and Corporate Services) for attention and they will be in
touch with you shortly.

Should you wish to contact them in the meantime, their details are
below. Please quote your Enquiry Ref 081020SS20 in your correspondence
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External Relations
Planning and Corporate Services
Environment Agency
Thames Region, West Area
Redkite House
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WALLINGFORD
OX10 8BD
Tel: 08708 506506

Kind Regards

Samantha Shaw
Environment Agency
National Customer Contact Centre
08708 506 506
[email address]

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WIR29067: Freedom of Information request - Waste returns for Woodcote
Sawmill

Dear Mrs Hooper

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act regarding waste returns documentation from Hazell and
Jefferies Ltd, for the Sawmill site, Woodcote Sawmill, Pot Kiln Lane,
Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SS.

I have looked into this matter with our Environmental Management team
and have to report that we do not have the data you have requested.

The Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007, Schedule 3, paragraph 13
provides exemptions under which there is no legal requirement to submit
waste returns. Woodcote sawmill was operated under such a paragraph 13
exemption. As exempt sites do not submit waste returns, we do not hold
the data requested.

The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 12(4) - states that a
public authority may refuse to disclose information to the extent that -
(a) it does not hold that information when an applicant's request is
received;

Therefore in this instance, as we do not hold the information you have
asked for, we have no option but to refuse your request.

If you are not satisfied with our decision not to supply the requested
information you can contact us to ask for our decision to be reviewed.
If you are still not satisfied following this, you can then make an
appeal to the Information Commissioner, who is the statutory regulator
for Freedom of Information.

I'm sorry that we are unable to help with your request, should you have
any other queries please don't hesitate to contact us.

Best regards,
Nicola

Nicola Cook
External Relations Officer
Direct Dial: 01491 828 352

External Relations
Planning and Corporate Services
Environment Agency
Thames Region, West Area
Red Kite House, Howbery Park, Wallingford, OX10 8BD

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