Dear Graeme Bickerdike

Thank you for your request relating to Little Smeaton dated 29 January
2022. 

The due date for issuing a response is 25 February 2022.

Please feel free to contact our team if you have any queries quoting
FOI/3161 in any future communications

Kind regards

Amanda Speight

FOI Advice

You can make new FOI requests and review published responses by
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Dear Mr Bickerdike

Freedom of Information Request – Little Smeaton

I am writing to confirm that we have now completed our search for the
information, which you requested on 28^th January 2022.

Your Request - In relation to bridge HBR3/124, a structure within the
Historical Railways Estate at Little Smeaton (North Yorkshire), could you
please provide:
* copies of the visual inspection/detailed examination reports produced in
2020 and 2021

Our Response – The information that you requested is attached. Please note
that redactions have been made under Regulation 13 of the Environmental
Information Regulations for personal information.

Your Request - In relation to bridge HBR3/124, a structure within the
Historical Railways Estate at Little Smeaton (North Yorkshire), could you
please provide:
* copies of all ecology reports/studies produced since 1 January 2015

Our Response - We are currently preparing the ecological report for this
bridge.

Therefore, we are refusing your request under EIR 12(4)(d) which is for
draft material / material in the course of completion.

Your Request - In relation to bridge HBR3/124, a structure within the
Historical Railways Estate at Little Smeaton (North Yorkshire), could you
please provide:
* copies of all emails/correspondence exchanged with landowners about
works to the structure, access arrangements, the removal of trees/habitat
etc since 1 January 2019.

Our Response – All contact with the landowners has been by telephone or in
person, therefore under Regulation 12(4)(a) of the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 I can confirm that the requested information
is not held by National Highways.

If you are not satisfied with your response you may ask for an internal
review within 40 working days of receiving the response, by replying to
this email. You can learn more about the internal review process [1]here.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
[2][email address]

            Information Commissioner’s Office

            Wycliffe House

            Water Lane

            Wilmslow

            Cheshire

            SK9 5AF

Please remember to quote reference number FOI/3161 in any future
communications about this response.

Yours sincerely

Fiona Smith

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Dear Mr Bickerdike,

Apologies for the oversight in our response, there were no visual
inspections/detailed examination reports produced in 2020, therefore we do
not hold the information for 2020.

Kind regards

Amanda Speight

FOI Advice