David Windham
Network Rail
By Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Freedom of Information
The Quadrant
Elder Gate
Milton Keynes
MK9 1EN
T 01908 782405
E xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx
14 January 2020
Dear Mr Windham
Information request
Reference number: FOI2019/01473
Thank you for your email of 12th December 2019, in which you requested the following
information:
In regards to FOI2019/00455, a copy of an email sent on 17th April 2019 at 16:02,
by a Network Rail employee [name redacted], contains the following:
"Removal of the public PROW footbridge crossing over the railway and making the
station footbridge the PROW - Southeastern has concerns that the removal of the
PROW footbridge outside our lease area would create a public right of way across
the station. .[]"
Please send me a copy of that correspondence that Southeastern sent to Network
Rail as referenced in this paragraph. I am not looking for commercially sensitive
information, which you may redact, and am making this request under the EIR as it
involves potential land development.
I have processed your request under the Environmental Information Regulations
2004 (EIR) as the information requested is environmental according to the definition
in regulation 2(c) of the EIR.
1 I can confirm that we hold the information you requested,
however the information you requested has already been supplied to you in
1 Please note section 39 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) exempts environmental
information from the FOIA, but requires us to consider it under the EIR). In this case since your
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FOI2019/00455 (please see email 7 in the corresponding zip file). I have consulted with
experts within Network Rail, whom have confirmed that we have had no further
correspondence from Southeastern regarding the footbridge at Marden, everything
Network Rail hold was supplied in FOI2019/00455. To access response FOI2019/00455,
please see the following link
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/570499/response/1370786/attach/html/3/FO
I201900455.pdf.html.
If you have any enquiries about this response, please contact me in the first instance at
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx or on 01908 782405. Details of your appeal rights are below.
Please remember to quote the reference number at the top of this letter in all future
communications.
If you have any enquiries about this response, please contact me in the first instance at
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx or on 01908 782405. Details of your appeal rights are below.
Please remember to quote the reference number at the top of this letter in all future
communications.
Yours sincerely
Emma Baker
Information Officer
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research, and for any other purpose authorised by an exception in current copyright
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commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. Please
contact me if you wish to re-use the information and need to seek the permission of
the copyright holder.
Appeal Rights
If you are unhappy with the way your request has been handled and wish to make a
complaint or request a review of our decision, please write to the Head of Freedom of
Information at Network Rail, Freedom of Information, The Quadrant, Elder Gate, Milton
request refers to a measure affecting the environment, it is captured by the definition at regulation 2(c)
of the EIR.
Keynes, MK9 1EN, or by emai
l at xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx. Your request must be submitted
within 40 working days of receipt of this letter.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply
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