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Our reference: 1340531
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Dear Hannah Jewell
 
 
Thank you for your correspondence which was received on 17th January 2023
requesting the following information:

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. 
 
Your request for information is being considered under the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004. We will respond to your request as quickly
as possible, and by close of 14th February 2023 at the latest.
 
Yours sincerely, 
 

Victoria Hooper
Information Access Practitioner
Information Access
Hertfordshire County Council
County Hall, Room 216 Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8DE, Postal Point:
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Information request
Our reference: 1340531
Your reference: [FOI #938022 email]

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Dear Hannah Jewell
 
Environmental Information Regulations 2004

Thank you for your correspondence, received by Hertfordshire County
Council on 17th January 2023, requesting the following information:

'High carbon infrastructure and fossil fuel extraction planning

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.'

Further to our acknowledgement of your request for information, I have
been asked to contact you for some further clarification on your request. 
Please clarify if you are looking for information on roads and junctions
that have been promoted and delivered by Hertfordshire County Council or
are you looking for those that HCC has been involved in the planning
process?

As soon as we receive this clarification we will be in a position to
continue processing your request. If we do not receive a response to this
request for clarification, within 90 days of the date that this
correspondence was sent then we will close this request and any further
correspondence would be considered as a new request.

In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me, quoting the reference number on this correspondence.

Yours sincerely,

Victoria Hooper
Information Access Practitioner
Information Access
Hertfordshire County Council
County Hall, Room 216 Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8DE, Postal Point:
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T: 01992 555848
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Dear Hannah Jewell
 
 
Thank you for your correspondence which was received on 20th February 2023
providing us with clarification, which is below:
 
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Information request
Our reference: 1340531
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Dear Hannah Jewell
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 20th February 2023.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 

Victoria Hooper
Information Access Practitioner
Information Access
Hertfordshire County Council
County Hall, Room 216 Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8DE, Postal Point:
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T: 01992 555848
E: [2][email address] 
 
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