Busway Noise Assessment / Predictions / Methodology

Martin Bond made this Freedom of Information request to Cambridgeshire County Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

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25 March 2012

Dear Cambridgeshire County Council,

As part of my MEng in Civil Engineering I am undertaking a Dissertation entitled "The noise impacts of public transport" with a special focus on Guided Busways.

Please can you provide me with copies of the following documents for the Cambridgeshire guided busway:

- Busway Noise Methodology / Assessment Methodology
- The Actual Noise Assessment documentation
- The Environmental Impact Assessment (Specifically the noise section)

Yours faithfully,

Martin Bond

FOI, Cambridgeshire County Council

Dear Mr Bond

Re: Environmental Information Request ref 1821

Thank you for your email of 26 March 2012 in which you requested
information about noise impact assessments for the Guided Busway.

Your request will be dealt with in line with the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004. In accordance with the Regulations, the
Council aims to respond to all requests within 20 working days, in this
instance, by 25 April 2012.

If we require further information, clarification or a fee in order to
fulfil your request we will contact you again. Please quote the
reference number above in all future correspondence concerning this
request.

Yours sincerely,

Jo Withey
Information Governance Officer

RES1405
Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP

01223 729164

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ETE Policy and Business Support, Cambridgeshire County Council

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Dear Mr Bond
I write with reference to your request of 26 March 2012 regarding Guided
bus noise impact assessments.

Please find attached the requested information.

<<FOI_1821_INFO_PROV.pdf>>
<<FOI_1821_ENVIRONMENTAL_STATEMENT.PDF>>
<<FOI_1821_14-B_NOISE_SURVEY.pdf>>
We also have two disks available with additional Guided busway
information such as rights of way plans, design guidelines and technical
development drawings. Should you require these, then please let us know
and include a postal address with the request.

I hope this information is helpful but if you are unhappy with the
service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a
complaint or request a review, you should write to Sandra Taylor,
Corporate Information Manager, Box Res 1405, Shire Hall, Cambridge CB3
0AP within 40 days of the date of this letter.

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the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
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Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.

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request until the internal review process has been completed.

With kind regards,

Tessa Adams
01223 699159

Policy and Business Support
Economy, Transport and Environment Services
Cambridgeshire County Council

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Dear ETE Policy and Business Support,

Thank you for your swift response to this request.

As my project has developed I would now very much appreciate you sending me the CDs with the drawings etc on that you referred to in your previous response.

Please send them to:
[Address removed]

Yours sincerely,

Martin Bond

ETE Policy and Business Support, Cambridgeshire County Council

Hello Martin,

Just to confirm receipt of your email and confirm that the two CDs are
on their way to you in the post.

With kind regards,

Tessa.

Tessa Adams
01223 699159

Policy and Business Support
Economy, Transport and Environment Services
Cambridgeshire County Council

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