Soil, Soil Quality/Agricultural Land Classifications for 2020/92350, 2020/92331, MX1905, MXS7, Kirklees

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Dear Natural England,

This request is made under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
I understand that the landowner, the Church Commissioners for England and/or their agent(s) and/or Consultant(s), plus, Kirklees Council have been in contact with Natural England regarding soil and Agricultural Land Classifications for the above sites in the Local Development Framework (LDF), Local Plan and communications in connection with Outline Planning Permissions.
Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, I should be pleased if you would answer the following questions and supply the requested information on Soil in its own right and Agricultural Land Classifications for all the above listed in the summary:
1. Please supply a copy of all communications and all supporting documentation.
2. Please provide copies of all notes, including individual officer notes both formal and informal, copies of all electronic communications, copies of all reports, and files notes of all telephone discussions and copies of all correspondence relating to this matter and any other communications between Natural England, Kirklees Council and Natural England and the landowners, The Church Commissioners for England and all their representatives.
3. Have there been any meetings or discussions between Natural England Officers and Natural England Officers and Kirklees Elected Members and Kirklees Officers relating to these development proposals that included any aspect of soil in its own right and Agricultural Land Classifications and if so please provide copies of all notes, including all individual Officer notes, copies of all electronic communications, copies of all reports and file notes of all telephone discussions and any other communications.
4. Have there been any meetings or discussions between Natural England Officers and the Landowners, The Church Commissioners for England and all their representatives, relating to these development proposals that included any aspect of soil in its own right and Agricultural Land Classifications and if so please provide copies of all notes, including all individual Officer notes, copies of all electronic communications, copies of all reports and file notes of all telephone discussions and any other communications.
4. We request all this information along the complete timeline to date from and including pre-planning communications for the LDF.

If any part of this request is unclear please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

Sally Naylor

SM-NE-FOI (NE), Natural England

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Natural England Access to Information Team,

Dear Sally Naylor

Access to Information Request - Acknowledgement - EIR2022/00208

Thank you for your request for information, which we received on 24 July
2022. We are dealing with your request under the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004.

You asked for:
I understand that the landowner, the Church Commissioners for England
and/or their agent(s) and/or Consultant(s), plus, Kirklees Council have
been in contact with Natural England regarding soil and Agricultural Land
Classifications for the above sites in the Local Development Framework
(LDF), Local Plan and communications in connection with Outline Planning
Permissions. Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, I should be pleased if
you would answer the following questions and supply the requested
information on Soil in its own right and Agricultural Land Classifications
for all the above listed in the summary:

1. Please supply a copy of all communications and all supporting
documentation.

2. Please provide copies of all notes, including individual officer notes
both formal and informal, copies of all electronic communications, copies
of all reports, and files notes of all telephone discussions and copies of
all correspondence relating to this matter and any other communications
between Natural England, Kirklees Council and Natural England and the
landowners, The Church Commissioners for England and all their
representatives.

3. Have there been any meetings or discussions between Natural England
Officers and Natural England Officers and Kirklees Elected Members and
Kirklees Officers relating to these development proposals that included
any aspect of soil in its own right and Agricultural Land Classifications
and if so please provide copies of all notes, including all individual
Officer notes, copies of all electronic communications, copies of all
reports and file notes of all telephone discussions and any other
communications.

4. Have there been any meetings or discussions between Natural England
Officers and the Landowners, The Church Commissioners for England and all
their representatives, relating to these development proposals that
included any aspect of soil in its own right and Agricultural Land
Classifications and if so please provide copies of all notes, including
all individual Officer notes, copies of all electronic communications,
copies of all reports and file notes of all telephone discussions and any
other communications.

5. We request all this information along the complete timeline to date
from and including pre-planning communications for the LDF.

Your request is being considered and we will send out our response within
the legal deadline of 20 working days which is 22 August 2022. If, for any
reason we are unable to meet the deadline we will keep you fully informed
of the reasons for this.

Yours sincerely

Farah Afshan
Adviser, Access to Information
Legal, Governance and External Affairs
Natural England

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Natural England Access to Information Team,

Dear Sally Naylor

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 - Extension of time -
EIR2022/00208

I am writing to advise you that the time limit for responding to your
request for information under the Environmental Information Regulations
2004, which we received on 24 July 2022, needs to be extended.

The Regulations allow us 20 working days to respond to your request from
the date of its receipt. However, it is occasionally necessary to extend
the 20 working day time limit for issuing a response. In this case, we
regret that we must extend the time limit for responding by a further 20
working days to 20 September 2022, although we hope to reply sooner.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Waterfield

Data Protection Manager

Legal, Governance & External Affairs

Natural England,

Dear Natural England,

Thank you for informing of your need to extend the time allowance by 20 days.

By law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by 22 August 2022.

We look forward to receiving your full response by 20th September 2022.

Yours faithfully,

Sally Naylor

SM-NE-FOI (NE), Natural England

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the Data Protection Act DPA 2018 within the legal deadlines.

 

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Natural England Access to Information Team,

Dear Sally Naylor,

I am writing in response to your request for information, received 24th
July.

Monday 19 September is a national Bank Holiday to give as many people as
possible the opportunity on the day of the State Funeral to mark Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's passing and commemorate Her reign.

Any Freedom of Information or Environmental Information Regulation
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Yours sincerely,

Farah Afshan
Adviser, Access to Information
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Dear Natural England,

Further to your letter advising of the delay due to the September 19th 2022 Bank Holiday, no information has yet been received.

By law, the information should have now been received under all circumstances.

Please advise when the information will be received.

Yours faithfully,

Sally Naylor

Natural England Access to Information Team,

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Dear Sally Naylor

Please find attached Natural England's response to your request for
information.

Yours sincerely

Farah Afshan
Adviser, Access to Information
Legal, Governance and External Affairs
Natural England

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