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Major pre-application advice about West Newton-A and West Newton-B

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Dear East Riding of Yorkshire Council,

Please provide a letter from Mrs Elizabeth Walker, a planning agent for Rathlin Energy, to Matthew Sunman, principle development management officer - minerals and waste, East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC).
The letter was received by ERYC on 21 August 2020. It was probably sent by email and was probably headed "Application type: Major Pre-Application Enquiry". It dealt with Rathlin Energy's plans for its hydrocarbon sites at West Newton A and West Newton B.
A reply to this letter, sent by ERYC to Mrs Walker on 6 October 2020, is in the public domain. It was included in a document entitled "Statement of Community Involvement West Newton A Wellsite", submitted as part of a recent planning application for West Newton A.
Yours faithfully,
Ruth Hayhurst

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Dear Ms Hayhurst
Further to your recent request for access to information, please see the
attached letter.
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Dear Ms Hayhurst
Further to your recent request for access to information within the
Environmental Information Regulations, please see the attached letter.
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Dear East Riding of Yorkshire Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of East Riding of Yorkshire Council's handling of my FOI request 'Major pre-application advice about West Newton-A and West Newton-B'.

The council had pre-planning correspondence with Rathln Energy about West Newton A and B hydrocarbon sites. The council's reply to the company is in the public domain. It was included in the latest planning application for West Newton A. This application has prompted considerable public interest and there are concerns about its context in wider plans by Rathlin Energy.

In the interests of transparency I suggest that the company's letter to the council should be made public.

I also argue that news reporting of Rathlin Energy's plans would be more accurate with publication of the company's original letter. For example, the council's reply refers multiple times to fracking but the company is adamant that it has no intention to frack.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m...

Yours faithfully,

Ruth Hayhurst

Freedom of Information, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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Dear Ms Hayhurst
Further to your request for a review in relation to your recent Freedom of
Information request, please see the attached letter.
Kind Regards
Joe Smith 

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Dear Ms Hayhurst
Further to your request for a review in relation to your recent request,
please see the attached acknowledgement letter.
Kind Regards,

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Dear Ms Hayhurst

 

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of
Information Review request.

 

With kind regards

 

Mathew Buckley

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