Draining of "The Scrape"

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Dear Natural England,
On behalf of the many hundreds of people on and off the Wirral Peninsula with concerns for the proposed Hoylake Golf Resort minded of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council's readiness to keep matters secret, aware of its readiness to delay matters, with concerns for Council's lack of openess and transparency, knowing that the promised statement is delayed and cognisant of the twenty days for response to this request that the FoI Act permits will give time for a full and proper survey and analysis, I am requesting, please, that the results of any survey and analysis carried out by Natural England of damage done and ways and means of mitigation of that damage done to the wildlife especially waders such as the Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit by the draining of the pond known locally as "The Scrape", be published.

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service recommendation the the area of land encompassing "The Scrape" known as the "Langfields" be made a Site of Biological Importance (SBI)?

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the signifance of "The Scrape" to the "Langfields" SBI?

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the delay in making "Langfields" a SBI?

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the area that would be occupied by a Langfields SBI in relation to that of the proposed Hoylake Golf Resort?

A broadly similar request has been addressed to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (Wirral MBC).
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

Yours faithfully,

John H Hutchinson

FOI (NE), Natural England

Dear Mr Hutchinson

 

Access to information request – Acknowledgement – Request No RFI 3691

 

Thank you for your request for the information detailed in your email
below, which we received on 13 November 2016. We are dealing with your
request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

 

Your request is being considered and we will send out our response within
the legal deadline of 20 working days which is 12 December 2016. If, for
any reason, we are unable to meet the deadline we will keep you fully
informed of the reasons for this.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Kate Donovan

Adviser - Access to Information

Legal Services

 

Natural England

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-----Original Message-----
From: John H Hutchinson
[mailto:[FOI #370590 email]]
Sent: 13 November 2016 13:43
To: FOI (NE)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Draining of "The Scrape"

 

Dear Natural England,

On behalf of the many hundreds of people on and off the Wirral Peninsula
with concerns for the proposed Hoylake Golf Resort minded of Wirral
Metropolitan Borough Council's readiness to keep matters secret, aware of
its readiness to delay matters, with concerns for Council's lack of
openess and transparency, knowing that the promised statement is delayed
and cognisant of the twenty days for response to this request that the FoI
Act permits will give time for a full and proper survey and analysis, I am
requesting, please, that the results of any survey and analysis carried
out by Natural England of damage done and ways and means of mitigation of
that damage done to the wildlife especially waders such as the Icelandic
Black-tailed Godwit by the draining of the pond known locally as "The
Scrape", be published.

 

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the Merseyside
Environmental Advisory Service recommendation the the area of land
encompassing "The Scrape" known as the "Langfields" be made a Site of
Biological Importance (SBI)?

 

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the signifance of "The
Scrape" to the "Langfields" SBI?

 

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the delay in making
"Langfields" a SBI?

 

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the area that would be
occupied by a Langfields SBI in relation to that of the proposed Hoylake
Golf Resort?

 

A broadly similar request has been addressed to Wirral Metropolitan
Borough Council (Wirral MBC).

[1]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

 

Yours faithfully,

 

John H Hutchinson

 

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Dear FOI (NE),
thank you!

Yours sincerely,

John H Hutchinson

FOI (NE), Natural England

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Dear Mr Hutchinson

 

Please find attached our response to your request for information
considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

 

Regards

 

Kate Donovan

Adviser - Access to Information

Legal Services

 

 

Natural England

Email: [1][Natural England request email]

 

[2]Make a request for information to Natural England

 

We are here to secure a healthy environment for people to enjoy, where
wildlife is protected and England's traditional landscapes are safeguarded
for future generations.

 

In an effort to reduce Natural England's carbon footprint, I will,
wherever possible, avoid travelling to meetings and attend via audio,
video or web conferencing.

 

 

From: FOI (NE)
Sent: 14 November 2016 13:43
To: 'John H Hutchinson'
Subject: Access to information request - Acknowledgement - Request No RFI
3691

 

Dear Mr Hutchinson

 

Access to information request – Acknowledgement – Request No RFI 3691

 

Thank you for your request for the information detailed in your email
below, which we received on 13 November 2016. We are dealing with your
request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

 

Your request is being considered and we will send out our response within
the legal deadline of 20 working days which is 12 December 2016. If, for
any reason, we are unable to meet the deadline we will keep you fully
informed of the reasons for this.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Kate Donovan

Adviser - Access to Information

Legal Services

 

Natural England

Email: [3][Natural England request email]

 

Make a request for information to Natural England

 

We are here to secure a healthy environment for people to enjoy, where
wildlife is protected and England's traditional landscapes are safeguarded
for future generations.

  

In an effort to reduce Natural England's carbon footprint, I will,
wherever possible, avoid travelling to meetings

 

-----Original Message-----
From: John H Hutchinson
[[4]mailto:[FOI #370590 email]]
Sent: 13 November 2016 13:43
To: FOI (NE)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Draining of "The Scrape"

 

Dear Natural England,

On behalf of the many hundreds of people on and off the Wirral Peninsula
with concerns for the proposed Hoylake Golf Resort minded of Wirral
Metropolitan Borough Council's readiness to keep matters secret, aware of
its readiness to delay matters, with concerns for Council's lack of
openess and transparency, knowing that the promised statement is delayed
and cognisant of the twenty days for response to this request that the FoI
Act permits will give time for a full and proper survey and analysis, I am
requesting, please, that the results of any survey and analysis carried
out by Natural England of damage done and ways and means of mitigation of
that damage done to the wildlife especially waders such as the Icelandic
Black-tailed Godwit by the draining of the pond known locally as "The
Scrape", be published.

 

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the Merseyside
Environmental Advisory Service recommendation the the area of land
encompassing "The Scrape" known as the "Langfields" be made a Site of
Biological Importance (SBI)?

 

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the signifance of "The
Scrape" to the "Langfields" SBI?

 

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the delay in making
"Langfields" a SBI?

 

Was Natural England made aware by Wirral MBC of the area that would be
occupied by a Langfields SBI in relation to that of the proposed Hoylake
Golf Resort?

 

A broadly similar request has been addressed to Wirral Metropolitan
Borough Council (Wirral MBC).

[5]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

 

Yours faithfully,

 

John H Hutchinson

 

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Dear FOI (NE),

please may I have your delayed response to my request?

Yours sincerely,

John H Hutchinson

FOI (NE), Natural England

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Dear Mr Hutchinson

The response to your request for information was sent yesterday. I enclose a copy for your reference.

Kind regards

Enfys

Enfys Jenkins, Paralegal
Natural England, Legal Services, Area 3A,
Nobel House, London, SW1P 3JR

[email address]
www.gov.uk/natural-england

Natural England is here to conserve and enhance the natural environment, for its intrinsic value, the wellbeing and enjoyment of people and the economic prosperity that it brings.

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-----Original Message-----
From: John H Hutchinson [mailto:[FOI #370590 email]]
Sent: 13 December 2016 10:11
To: FOI (NE)
Subject: Re: Access to information request - Request RFI 3691 Response

Dear FOI (NE),

please may I have your delayed response to my request?

Yours sincerely,

John H Hutchinson

-----Original Message-----

Dear Mr Hutchinson

 

Please find attached our response to your request for information considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

 

Regards

 

Kate Donovan

Adviser - Access to Information

Legal Services

 

 

Natural England

Email: [1][Natural England request email]

 

[2]Make a request for information to Natural England

 

We are here to secure a healthy environment for people to enjoy, where wildlife is protected and England's traditional landscapes are safeguarded for future generations.

 

In an effort to reduce Natural England's carbon footprint, I will, wherever possible, avoid travelling to meetings and attend via audio, video or web conferencing.

 

 

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