Northstowe Phase 1 and Phase 2 surface water drainage systems
Fews Lane Consortium Ltd made this Freedom of Information request to South Cambridgeshire District Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear South Cambridgeshire District Council,
1) Did anyone from the district council ever ask Gallagher Estates, L&Q, Homes England, and/or Anglian Water whether the Northstowe Phase 1 and/or Phase 2 surface water drainage systems have been built in accordance with the approved plans?
2) If so, could the district council please provide all such correspondence and/or any other documents recording any such information.
3) Does the district council hold any information indicating that any aspects of the Northstowe Phase 1 and/or Phase 2 surface water drainage systems have not been built in accordance with the approved plans?
4) If so, can the district council please provide all documents containing any such information.
In this request, the word ‘document’ means anything in which information of any description is recorded.
Regulation 5(2) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 provides that information requested under the Regulations should be provided as soon as possible. Given the high level of public interest in this matter, it is hoped that the district council will not wait 20 working days before responding.
Yours faithfully,
Fews Lane Consortium Ltd
Dear Fews Lane Consortium Ltd,
RFI: 11106 (SCDC) Northstowe Phase 1 and Phase 2 surface wate...
Thank you for your request for information. Your request below will be
forwarded to the appropriate department to answer.
1) Did anyone from the district council ever ask Gallagher Estates, L&Q,
Homes England, and/or Anglian Water whether the Northstowe Phase 1 and/or
Phase 2 surface water drainage systems have been built in accordance with
the approved plans?
2) If so, could the district council please provide all such
correspondence and/or any other documents recording any such information.
3) Does the district council hold any information indicating that any
aspects of the Northstowe Phase 1 and/or Phase 2 surface water drainage
systems have not been built in accordance with the approved plans?
4) If so, can the district council please provide all documents containing
any such information.
In this request, the word ‘document’ means anything in which information
of any description is recorded.
We aim to respond to your request as soon as possible and within 20
working days. In the meantime if you have any questions please contact us.
Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
3C Shared Services
Email:
For South Cambridgeshire DC - [email address]
For Cambridge City Council -[email address]
For Huntingdonshire DC - [email address]
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Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire
District Council
Appeals Process
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intention to comply fully with the laws that govern access to information.
If you have any cause to believe that the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 are not being met by us, please let us know in the
first instance. If you are still dissatisfied you can address your
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Internal Review of your case. Further to this you have the subsequent
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Dear Fews Lane Consortium Ltd
Re: Request for information (11106)
(SCDC) Northstowe Phase 1 and Phase 2 surface water drainage systems 1)
Did anyone from the district council ever ask Gallagher Estates, L&Q,
Homes England, and/or Anglian Water whether the Northstowe Phase 1 and/or
Phase 2 surface water drainage systems have been built in accordance with
the approved plans? 2) If so, could the district council please provide
all such correspondence and/or any other documents recording any such
information. 3) Does the district council hold any information indicating
that any aspects of the Northstowe Phase 1 and/or Phase 2 surface water
drainage systems have not been built in accordance with the approved
plans? 4) If so, can the district council please provide all documents
containing any such information. In this request, the word ‘document’
means anything in which information of any description is recorded.
Thank you for your request for information above, which we have dealt with
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I hope the information below will answer your query.
1) Did anyone from the district council ever ask Gallagher Estates, L&Q,
Homes England, and/or Anglian Water whether the Northstowe Phase 1 and/or
Phase 2 surface water drainage systems have been built in accordance with
the approved plans?
Response: Following a meeting with the Managing Director of L&Q in 2021,
the Joint Director of Planning emailed L & Q in January 2022 to enquire
about the post completion information on the Phase 1 drainage scheme. (see
attached)
2) If so, could the district council please provide all such
correspondence and/or any other documents recording any such information.
Response: Attached is the response from the Managing Director with
enclosures.
3) Does the district council hold any information indicating that any
aspects of the Northstowe Phase 1 and/or Phase 2 surface water drainage
systems have not been built in accordance with the approved plans?
Response: We can confirm that we do hold information as regards the
construction of Northstowe Phase 1 and Phase 2. The investigation of the
phase 1 drainage system is ongoing and no conclusions can or have been
drawn on this matter based upon the material provided to date.
4) If so, can the district council please provide all documents containing
any such information. In this request, the word ‘document’ means anything
in which information of any description is recorded.
Response: The investigation is ongoing. The investigation may or may not
give rise to the need for formal enforcement under the planning acts. On
that basis, correspondence between the LPA and developers is considered to
be exempt from disclosure at this time under exception 12(5) (b) of the
Environmental Information regulations because its disclosure would
adversely affect—
(b)the course of justice, the ability of a person to receive a fair trial
or the ability of a public authority to conduct an inquiry of a criminal
or disciplinary nature;”
Disclosure of information concerning a current and live investigation
prior to its conclusion will jeopardise the investigation and there is a
substantial public interest in allowing investigations to proceed to their
conclusion via the normal investigation process.
I have considered whether the public interest test justifies overriding
the withholding of the information in this case but in view of the live
nature of the Councils investigation and its likely determination shortly,
do not believe that disclosure at this time and before the Council has
concluded its investigation and the role of any such action in remedying
the matter overrides the interests above.
Redactions are applied in line with our obligations as regards exception
13(1) – personal data of third parties.
The Flood Risk Assessment and Site Wide Plan will be sent in 2 separate
emails due to their size.
We aim to provide a quality service to you and hope that you are satisfied
with this response, however if you have any questions please contact us.
Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
3C Shared Services
Email:
For South Cambridgeshire DC - [email address]
For Cambridge City Council -[email address]
For Huntingdonshire DC - [email address]
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Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire
District Council
Appeals Process
The Council is committed to transparency and openness, and it is our
intention to comply fully with the laws that govern access to information.
If you have any cause to believe that the terms of the FOI Act or EIR
Regulations are not being met by us, please let us know in the first
instance. If you are still dissatisfied you can address your complaint to
the Information Governance Manager who will undertake an Internal Review
of your case. Internal review requests should be submitted within two
months of the date of receipt of the response to your original request.
Further to this you have the subsequent option to contact the Information
Commissioner’s Office.
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Dear Fews Lane Consortium
Please refer to the FOI response sent from the FOI team today. Attached
is the Flood Risk Assessment sent separately due to it’s size.
Regards
Bridget Fairley | Customer Insight Officer – Planning and Economic
Development
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Dear Fews Lane Consortium
Please refer to the FOI response sent from the FOI team today. Attached
is the Site Wide Plan sent separately due to it’s size.
Regards
Bridget Fairley | Customer Insight Officer – Planning and Economic
Development
[1]https://www.scambs.gov.uk/planning/
[2]https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/planning
[3]https://greatercambridgeplanning.org
Greater Cambridge Shared Planning: a strategic partnership between
Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District Councils
Want to work in one of the most exciting and dynamic areas in the Country?
[4]Join us here at the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service
Please note I work Monday – Friday 9am – 3.30pm
Disclaimer
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Dear South Cambridgeshire District Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of South Cambridgeshire District Council's handling of my FOI request 'Northstowe Phase 1 and Phase 2 surface water drainage systems'.
The request concerned Northstowe Phase 1 and Phase 2. The council’s response only makes reference to Phase 1.
1. Can the council please explain what searches have been carried out to check that no further information was held within the scope of the request and why would these searches have been likely to retrieve any relevant information?
2. Please describe thoroughly any searches of relevant paper/electronic records and include details of any staff consultations.
3. Did the council perform any searches of emails sent by or sent to the responsible planning officer, Andrew Thompson?
4. If searches included electronic data, which search terms were used and please explain whether the search included information held locally on personal computers used by key officials (including laptop computers and personal devices) and on networked resources and emails.
5. If recorded information was held but is no longer held, when did the council cease to retain this information?
6. Does the council have a formal records management policy? If so, what does the policy say about the retention and deletion of records of this type?
The information provided in the form of the Northstowe Phase 1 Environmental Statement Technical Appendix H: Flood Risk Assessment was already required to be accessible to the public under other legislation.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/n...
Yours faithfully,
Fews Lane Consortium Ltd
Dear Fews Lane Consortium Ltd,
RFI: 11347 (SCDC) Internal Review on Case: EIR 11106 - Northstowe Phase
1 and Phase 2 surface water drainage systems
Thank you for your request for information. Your request below will be
forwarded to the appropriate department to answer.
I am writing to request an internal review of South Cambridgeshire
District Council's handling of my FOI request 'Northstowe Phase 1 and
Phase 2 surface water drainage systems'.
The request concerned Northstowe Phase 1 and Phase 2. The council’s
response only makes reference to Phase 1.
1. Can the council please explain what searches have been carried out to
check that no further information was held within the scope of the request
and why would these searches have been likely to retrieve any relevant
information?
2. Please describe thoroughly any searches of relevant paper/electronic
records and include details of any staff consultations.
3. Did the council perform any searches of emails sent by or sent to the
responsible planning officer, Andrew Thompson?
4. If searches included electronic data, which search terms were used and
please explain whether the search included information held locally on
personal computers used by key officials (including laptop computers and
personal devices) and on networked resources and emails.
5. If recorded information was held but is no longer held, when did the
council cease to retain this information?
6. Does the council have a formal records management policy? If so, what
does the policy say about the retention and deletion of records of this
type?
The information provided in the form of the Northstowe Phase 1
Environmental Statement Technical Appendix H: Flood Risk Assessment was
already required to be accessible to the public under other legislation.
We aim to respond to your request as soon as possible and within 20
working days. In the meantime if you have any questions please contact us.
Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
3C Shared Services
Email:
For South Cambridgeshire DC - [email address]
For Cambridge City Council -[email address]
For Huntingdonshire DC - [email address]
3C Shared Services is a strategic partnership between Cambridge City
Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire
District Council
Appeals Process
The Council is committed to transparency and openness, and it is our
intention to comply fully with the laws that govern access to information.
If you have any cause to believe that the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 are not being met by us, please let us know in the
first instance. If you are still dissatisfied you can address your
complaint to the Information Governance Manager, who will undertake an
Internal Review of your case. Further to this you have the subsequent
option to contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Copyright
Provision of this information does not automatically infer the right to
copy publish or alter the information. In most cases the Council will own
the copyright of the information provided here, or the information will be
provided under the Open Government Licence (OGL), but the rights to some
information may belong to a third party and if so a re- use licence may be
required. Please contact us for advice.
Dear Fews Lane Consortium Ltd,
Re: Request for Information (RFI: 11347) (SCDC) Internal Review on Case:
EIR 11106 - Norths...
Thank you for your request for an internal review of your request 11106
which we have dealt with under the terms of the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004.
Please find attached response.
Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
3C Shared Services
Email:
For South Cambridgeshire DC - [email address]
For Cambridge City Council -[email address]
For Huntingdonshire DC - [email address]
3C Shared Services is a strategic partnership between Cambridge City
Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire
District Council
Appeals Process
The Council is committed to transparency and openness, and it is our
intention to comply fully with the laws that govern access to information.
If you have any cause to believe that the terms of the FOI Act or EIR
Regulations are not being met by us, please let us know in the first
instance. If you are still dissatisfied you can address your complaint to
the Information Governance Manager who will undertake an Internal Review
of your case. Internal review requests should be submitted within two
months of the date of receipt of the response to your original request.
Further to this you have the subsequent option to contact the Information
Commissioner's Office.
Copyright
Provision of this information does not automatically infer the right to
copy publish or alter the information. In most cases the Council will own
the copyright of the information provided here, or the information will be
provided under the Open Government Licence (OGL), but the rights to some
information may belong to a third party and if so a re- use licence may be
required. Please contact us for advice.
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