Dear Laura Blake

Thank you for your request relating to LTC Carbon and Energy Plan
associated documents dated 30/03/2022. 

The due date for issuing a response is 29/04/2022.

Please feel free to contact our team if you have any queries quoting
FOI/3448 in any future communications

Kind regards

Andrea Bartlett

You can make new FOI requests and review published responses by
visiting [1]https://foiform.highwaysengland.co.uk/

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Dear Laura

I would like to apologise for the delay in providing the response to your
request (FOI 3448) which was due by 29th April 2022.

The delay was caused by an unfortunate administrative error which we have
only recently been made aware of.  This concerned an out-date-email
address listed on our case management system for the Lower Thames Crossing
(LTC) project team. It meant that, not only were our communications about
your request not being received,  but nor did we (the FOI Team) receive
any automated message to alert us to the problem.

It was only when we were chasing up the LTC input a few days before the
request deadline (by contacting individual members of the LTC team) ) that
we we realised the problem.

We have now corrected the technical error, and the LTC team is processing
your request as an urgent priority.

I am very sorry for any inconvenience caused by this delay, and I thank
you for your patience while we complete your response.

Yours sincerely  

Louisa Gosling

FOI Advisor

Dear Ms Blake

I would like to apologise for the delay in providing this information.  As
we informed in our letter of May 4th, this was caused by a technical error
which held up the processing of requests sent to the LTC project team. 

Lower Thames Crossing

Thank you for your information request dated 30 March 2022 regarding the
Lower Thames Crossing. We have dealt with your request under the
provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. 

This is because the information requested concerns measures and activities
affecting or likely to affect elements of the environment or affect
factors such as noise, pollution discharges and other releases into the
environment. 

You asked – Please can you provide copies of the other associated/linked
documents that are needed to be able to understand the document above in
regards to assumptions and methods etc:
- The Planning Statement and NNNPS Accordance Table
- Environmental Statement (ES) chapter on material assets and waste t
(Application Document 6.1, Chapter 11: Material Assets and Waste)
- ES chapter on climate (Chapter 15: Climate, Application Document 6.1)
- Register of Environmental Actions and Commitments (REAC) (Appendix 2.2,
Application Document 6.3)
- Sustainability Statement (Application Document 7.12)
- Combined Modelling and Appraisal Report (ComMA) (Application Document
7.7)

I can confirm that we hold the information you have requested. 

I attach each of the documents you have requested. As you will be aware we
are developing a revised Development Consent Order application which we
intend to submit later this year. The information contained in these
documents will all be updated in line with our revised application
accounting for design, construction, modelling and appraisal changes.

If you are not satisfied with your response you may ask for an internal
review within 40 working days of receiving the response, by replying to
this email. You can learn more about the internal review process [1]here. 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted [2]here or via the
address below – 

            Information Commissioner’s Office  

            Wycliffe House  

            Water Lane 

            Wilmslow 

            Cheshire 

            SK9 5AF 

Please remember to quote reference number [FOI/ 3448] in any future
communications about this response.  

Kind regards 

Matt Palmer

Executive Director – Lower Thames Crossing

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