Norwich Western Link - Route B East Survey Work
Dear Norfolk County Council,
I am writing under the the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or Environmental Information Regulations act to request the following information regarding the Norwich Western Link Project:
-Reports on survey work carried out along Route B (East) in 2021 and 2022.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.
If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email to discuss the request.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Iain Robinson
Dear Dr Iain Robinson
Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Information Request ENQ-585431-R2K3D1
Thank you for your request for information received on 11/09/2022
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Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
Strategy and Transformation Department
South Wing , Ground Floor
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Dear Dr Robinson,
Please find below our response to your enquiries.
Your Request
Reports on survey work carried out along Route B (East) in 2021 and 2022.
Our Response
The requested information is not held. A consultant was commissioned to
carry out survey work and analysis which is due to be completed and
reported to NCC later this year. This will then be validated prior to
publication as part of the NWL planning application in the early part of
2023.
If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your request you have the
right of appeal through the Council’s internal review procedure by setting
out the grounds of your appeal in writing to:
[1][Norfolk County Council request email]
or Information Compliance Team
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
An appeal should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of this
notice and should be identified as "EIR Appeal".
If you are dissatisfied after pursuing the appeal procedure, you may apply
to the Information Commissioner for a decision whether your request for
information has been dealt with in accordance with the Regulations. Refer
to the ICO Website at: [2]https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ for advice on how
to report a concern. Or you can write to them at:
First Contact Team
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane, Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely
Information Compliance Team
Information Governance
Insight & Analytics, Strategy & Transformation
Tel: 01603 222661
County Hall
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Dear Freedom of Information,
I am writing to request an update on this information previously requested on October 7th 2022:
My Request
Reports on survey work carried out along Route B (East) in 2021 and 2022.
Your Response
The requested information is not held. A consultant was commissioned to
carry out survey work and analysis which is due to be completed and
reported to NCC later this year. This will then be validated prior to
publication as part of the NWL planning application in the early part of
2023.
Based on your response the requested information should now be available, and would have already been validated. Is the council now in a position to release this information?
Yours sincerely,
Iain Robinson
Dear Iain Robinson
Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Information Request ENQ-625753-V7M7W7
Thank you for your request for information received on 06/04/2023. Please note we will also respond to your request received by fire on the same date.
We have up to 20 working days in which to deal with your request.
If we require clarification of your request we will contact you to explain this, and the 20 working-day period will then start from the day that we receive your clarification.
We will inform you in advance if there is a charge for supplying copies of any information, and we will provide an explanation if any information which we hold is not released to you.
If the requested information contains references to any third parties, we may need to seek their views before we can decide whether or not to release the information to you. In such cases we will not share your own personal details with third parties.
Should you have any queries regarding your request, please contact the team by email at [Norfolk County Council request email] or by telephone on 01603 222661.
Please also note for future reference that requests can be submitted online. Further information and the online request form can be found via the following link:
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Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
Strategy and Transformation Department
South Wing , Ground Floor
Dear Iain Robinson
Time Extension: Environmental Information Regulations Request ENQ-625753-V7M7W7
I refer to your request for information dated 6 April 2023
Your request is being processed under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 as the information that you are requesting falls under the definition of environmental information.
Regulation 7 of the EIR makes provision for public bodies to extend the timescale for response:
7.-(1) Where a request is made under regulation 5, the public authority may extend the period of 20 working days referred to in the provisions in paragraph (2) to 40 working days if it reasonably believes that the complexity and volume of the information requested means that it is impracticable either to comply with the request within the earlier period or to make a decision to refuse to do so.
We need to do this in this case. We aim to respond to you as soon as possible and at the latest by 8 June 2023.
Yours sincerely
Senior Information Compliance Officer
Information Compliance Team, Insight and Analytics, Strategy and Transformation
Tel Dept: 01603 222661
County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich
Dear Iain Robinson
Environmental Information Regulations Request ENQ-625753-V7M7W7
I refer to your request for information dated 6 April 2023.
You asked for:
• Reports on survey work carried out along Route B (East) in 2021 and
2022.
Our response:
Please find attached the report detailing the Winter Bat Surveys that took
place winter 2021-2022.
If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your request, you have the
right of appeal through the Council’s internal review procedure by setting
out the grounds of your appeal in writing to:
[1][Norfolk County Council request email]
or Information Compliance Team
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
An appeal should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of this
notice and should be identified as "EIR Appeal".
If you are dissatisfied after pursuing the appeals procedure, you may
apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision whether your request
for information has been dealt with in accordance with the Regulations.
Refer to the ICO Website at: [2]https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ for advice on
how to report a concern. Or you can write to them at:
First Contact Team
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane, Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely
Senior Information Compliance Officer
Information Compliance Team, Insight and Analytics, Strategy and
Transformation
Tel Dept: 01603 222661
County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich
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Dear Freedom of Information,
Many thanks for your reply, I note that this release only covers Bat Surveys carried out in this locations during this period.
Were other surveys carried out on this route during this period and if so when will this information be released?
Yours sincerely,
Iain Robinson
Dear Dr Robinson,
I have asked for clarification from the department on the point which you
raise, and will return to you as soon as practicable.
Yours sincerely,
Information Compliance Manager (FOI Lead)
Information Governance
Insight & Analytics, Strategy & Transformation
01603 222661
County Hall
[1]Norfolk County Council [2]Twitter[3]Facebook[4]Web
Dear Freedom of Information,
You have yet respond to my query made in June. You were going to request a clarification from the relevant department.
Yours sincerely,
Iain Robinson
Dear Iain Robinson
Environmental Information Regulations Request- 625753-V7M7W7
I apologise for the delay in providing a response to your query.
• I note that this release only covers Bat Surveys carried out in this
locations during this period.
Were other surveys carried out on this route during this period and if so
when will this information be released?
The department were contacted and have provided the attached information
regarding your enquiry.
Route B (East), 2021 & 2022 - It has been identified that an
Arboricultural survey was undertaken during the period detailed within
your request, however no formal report will be produced regarding this
survey, and with no further work being undertaken, it will remain
incomplete.
Please find attached 3 documents, which provide the incomplete data
results held by the Council from this survey.
The document entitled “22 039 TS01 Rev A-s” appears at pages 2 and 10-18,
to have data missing, however, we can confirm that this is the most
up-to-date version held and this work was never completed.
Attached documents.
Regulation 13 (1)
Some information has been redacted under Regulation 13(1) of the
Regulations which state that the Council is not required to disclose the
personal information of any other individual if disclosure would
contravene the rights of the individuals to whom the data relates.
The redacted data comprises of the following:
• Personal data of staff from external organisations
The exemption applies because:
• Members of staff, from external organisations, have a reasonable
expectation that their personal data would remain confidential.
Regulation 12(5)(e)
Regulation 12(5)(e) states that a public authority may refuse to disclose
information to the extent that its disclosure would adversely affect the
confidentiality of commercial or industrial information where such
confidentiality is provided by law to protect a legitimate economic
interest.
The information is the commercially sensitive data of third parties from
whom we do not have consent for release.
Public Interest Test Reasons
The Council has considered whether the public interest is maintaining this
exemption is outweighed by the public interest in disclosure.
This Council has considered the following reasons in favour of disclosure:
• Promoting accountability and transparency by public authorities for
decisions taken by them.
• Promoting accountability and transparency in the spending of public
money, and engagement in commercial matters.
Balanced against this are the following reasons against disclosure:
• Releasing this information could impede the County Council’s ability
to achieve best value and range of services for the people of Norfolk.
• This information is the commercial information of third parties and
was provided to the County Council with the expectation that it will
not be released into the public domain.
If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your request, you have the
right of appeal through the Council’s internal review procedure by setting
out the grounds of your appeal in writing to:
[1][Norfolk County Council request email]
or Information Compliance Team
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
An appeal should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of this
notice and should be identified as "EIR Appeal".
If you are dissatisfied after pursuing the appeal procedure, you may apply
to the Information Commissioner for a decision whether your request for
information has been dealt with in accordance with the Regulations. Refer
to the ICO Website at: [2]https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ for advice on how
to report a concern. Or you can write to them at:
First Contact Team
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane, Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely
Senior Information Compliance Officer
Information Compliance Team, Insight and Analytics, Strategy and
Transformation
Tel Dept: 01603 222661
County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich
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