Dear Graeme Bickerdike

Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Information Request ENQ-611483-H7V2Y4

Thank you for your request for information received on 27/01/2023.

We have up to 20 working days in which to deal with your request.

If we require clarification of your request we will contact you to explain this, and the 20 working-day period will then start from the day that we receive your clarification.

We will inform you in advance if there is a charge for supplying copies of any information, and we will provide an explanation if any information which we hold is not released to you.

If the requested information contains references to any third parties, we may need to seek their views before we can decide whether or not to release the information to you. In such cases we will not share your own personal details with third parties.

Should you have any queries regarding your request, please contact the team by email at [Norfolk County Council request email] or by telephone on 01603 222661.

Please also note for future reference that requests can be submitted online. Further information and the online request form can be found via the following link:
About the FOI Act and making a request - Norfolk County Council

Yours sincerely

Information Management Team
Strategy and Transformation Department
South Wing , Ground Floor

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Dear Graeme Bickerdike
 
Environmental Information Regulations Request ENQ-611483-H7V2Y4
 
I refer to your request for information dated 27 January 2023.
 
You asked for:
 
Could you please provide me with a copy of feasibility studies into the
repurposing of Norfolk's dismantled railways for active travel purposes,
with particular emphasis on the route between King's Lynn and Fakenham?
 
Our response:
 
Your request has now been considered and is refused. In accordance with
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (the Regulations) this
letter acts as a Refusal Notice.
 
Exception
 
Regulation 12(4)(d) which provides an exception to the duty to make
environmental information available when the request relates to material
which is still in the course of completion, unfinished documents or
incomplete data.
 
Reason
 
The feasibility is in the course of completion. High level details will be
incorporated in the consultation in March 2023 and the final information
contained in a future report due to be issued in late spring/early summer
2023. 
 
Public Interest Test Reasons
 
The Council has considered whether the public interest is maintaining this
exemption is outweighed by the public interest in disclosure.
 
This Council has considered the following reasons in favour of disclosure:

• Promoting accountability and transparency by public authorities for
decisions taken by them.
• Promoting accountability and transparency in the spending of public
money.

 
Balanced against this are the following reasons against disclosure:

• This information is scheduled to be published in the very near future
• To release this information now would involve diverting resources
unnecessarily.
• To release this information now could result in the release of
inaccurate and misleading data.

 
 
If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your request, you have the
right of appeal through the Council’s internal review procedure by setting
out the grounds of your appeal in writing to:
 
[1][Norfolk County Council request email]
or Information Compliance Team
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
 
An appeal should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of this
notice and should be identified as "EIR Appeal".
 
If you are dissatisfied after pursuing the appeals procedure, you may
apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision whether your request
for information has been dealt with in accordance with the Regulations. 
Refer to the ICO Website at: [2]https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ for advice on
how to report a concern.  Or you can write to them at:
 
First Contact Team
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane, Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
 
Yours sincerely
 
Bev Whittaker, Senior Information Compliance Officer 
Information Compliance Team, Insight and Analytics, Strategy and
Transformation 
Tel Dept: 01603 222661
County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich 
  
 
 
 

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