High carbon infrastructure planning
Dear Derbyshire County Council,
Please treat this as a Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations request.
I would like information about your council’s planning in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards. This information is most likely to be held by a planning officer or similar.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following questions:
a. Has the Council approved any new*1 or expanded*2 roads or road junctions in its area from 1st January 2019 until 1st January 2023? Please list which ones were accepted.
*1 The intention of this question is to understand overall increases in road capacity, rather than recent housing developments. Please exclude minor roads built exclusively to connect new housing to the pre-existing road network.
*2 An expanded road or road junction is one that has increased capacity for motor vehicle traffic, not counting bus lanes, cycle infrastructure, or pedestrian infrastructure. Please include roads and junctions where new lanes have been added.
b. Has the council approved any new or expanded airport runways, terminals, measures to increase passenger numbers or other planning proposals that expand airport capacity in its area since 1st January 2019 until 1st January 2023? Please list the accepted planning proposals.
I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Yours faithfully,
Hannah Jewell, Climate Emergency UK
Dear Ms Jewell,
Thank you for your enquiry, which we received on the 16^th January 2023.
We will be dealing with your request under the terms of the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 as appropriate.
Your request was for
I would like information about your council’s planning in relation to
climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards. This information
is most likely to be held by a planning officer or similar.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following
questions:
a. Has the Council approved any new*1 or expanded*2 roads or road
junctions in its area from 1st January 2019 until 1st January 2023? Please
list which ones were accepted.
*1 The intention of this question is to understand overall increases in
road capacity, rather than recent housing developments. Please exclude
minor roads built exclusively to connect new housing to the pre-existing
road network.
*2 An expanded road or road junction is one that has increased capacity
for motor vehicle traffic, not counting bus lanes, cycle infrastructure,
or pedestrian infrastructure. Please include roads and junctions where new
lanes have been added.
b. Has the council approved any new or expanded airport runways,
terminals, measures to increase passenger numbers or other planning
proposals that expand airport capacity in its area since 1st January 2019
until 1st January 2023? Please list the accepted planning proposals.
In accordance with the above, the deadline for replying to you is 20
working days from receipt of your request, this being the 13^th February
2023. However, we will endeavour to deal with your request promptly and,
if possible, before this date.
Yours sincerely,
Business Services Assistant | Place | Access to Information Team
| Derbyshire County Council
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Our ref: EIR/2904
Dear Ms Jewell
Thank you for your request dated 16^th January 2022.
Your enquiry was as follows:
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following
questions:
1. Has the Council approved any new*1 or expanded*2 roads or road
junctions in its area from 1st January 2019 until 1st January 2023? Please
list which ones were accepted.
*1 The intention of this question is to understand overall increases in
road capacity, rather than recent housing developments. Please exclude
minor roads built exclusively to connect new housing to the pre-existing
road network.
*2 An expanded road or road junction is one that has increased capacity
for motor vehicle traffic, not counting bus lanes, cycle infrastructure,
or pedestrian infrastructure. Please include roads and junctions where new
lanes have been added.
2. Has the council approved any new or expanded airport runways,
terminals, measures to increase passenger numbers or other planning
proposals that expand airport capacity in its area since 1st January 2019
until 1st January 2023? Please list the accepted planning proposals.
Please see the below Environmental Information Regulations 2004 response:
1. A50 South Derby Growth Zone [1]Proposed A50 junction and link road -
Derbyshire County Council. No further new or expanded roads or road
junctions have been approved during this time frame.
2. Derbyshire County Council does not hold the information you have
requested. We can therefore confirm that Regulation 12(4)(a) applies
to your question. Regulation 12(4)(a) provides that a public authority
may refuse to disclose environmental information to the extent that it
does not hold that information when an applicant’s request is
received. The Council hold no information as this would fall under the
responsibility of District and Borough Councils and Derby City
Council.
To further advise and assist with your request the following information
may be helpful.
You can contact Derby City Council Freedom of Information Team at
[2]Freedom of Information requests - Derby City Council and contact
details for the District and Borough Councils can be found at [3]District
and borough councils - Derbyshire County Council
I hope this now satisfies your request.
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your EIR request, please follow the procedure as set out below:-
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Access to Information Solicitor
Legal Services
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
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Email: [4][Derbyshire County Council request email]
Stage 2:
After completing the above procedure, if you wish to challenge the
decision further, then you have a right to contact the Information
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Yours sincerely,
Business Services Officer | Access to Information Team | Place |
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please notify us by replying to the email. Once you have done this please
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the contents of this email may be disclosed.
Any personal information you have given us will be processed in accordance
with our privacy notices, available at
[14]www.derbyshire.gov.uk/privacynotices.
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received emails.
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