Public Rights of Way length information

The request was refused by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.

Dear Rhondda Cynon Taff Council,

Please can you provide me the latest ( providing me with the date used) total mileage of public rights of way (PROW) in your authority area. Can you also provide a breakdown of the PROW network by status of PROW ie Public Footpaths, Public Bridleways, Restricted Byways and Byways Open to All Traffic.

What is the present relevant date of your Definitive Map

Is your prow information available for online viewing on your web site?
If no, is there future intention to do so?

Is your prow information available to be downloaded?

Can you also provide the following

total area of your authority in Km2
total length of paths forming part of a national, regional or local path promoted or managed by the Authority
total length of Adopted / Maintained Public Roads
total length of maintained public roads that do not have a sealed (tarmac or concrete) surface

Yours faithfully,

Rebekah Wryatt

Freedomofinformation, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Dear Ms Wryatt

Thank you for your request for information.

Your request will be processed in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, if it
relates to environmental information).

You should ordinarily expect to receive a response to your request no
later than 20 working days following the date of submission to the
Council. We will contact you should this not be the case.

Yours sincerely

Carfan Llywodraethu Corfforaethol / Corporate Governance Team
ar ran Cyfarwyddwr Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol a Llywodraethol / for Director
of Legal & Democratic Services

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Freedomofinformation, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Dear Ms Wryatt,

We refer to your Freedom of Information Request in respect of Public
Rights of Way length information, the Authority’s response is as follows:

1. Please can you provide me the latest ( providing me with the date used)
total mileage of public rights of way (PROW) in your authority area. Can
you also provide a breakdown of the PROW network by status of PROW ie
Public Footpaths, Public Bridleways, Restricted Byways and Byways Open to
All Traffic.

ANSWER:
465 miles of public rights of way, including:
398 miles of footpaths
56 miles of bridleways
11 miles of byways open to all traffic

2. What is the present relevant date of your Definitive Map?

ANSWER:
The Definitive Map and Statement (DMS) for the County Borough is made up
of three areas, Rhondda, Cynon and Taff Ely:
The Taff Ely area has a relevant date 01/01/1971
The Cynon area has relevant date 15/12/1995
The Rhondda area has a relevant date 11/11/1992

3. Is your prow information available for online viewing on your web site?

ANSWER: Yes

4. If no, is there future intention to do so?

5. Is your prow information available to be downloaded?

ANSWER: No

Can you also provide the following

5. total area of your authority in Km2

ANSWER: 424.143 Km2

6. total length of paths forming part of a national, regional or local
path promoted or managed by the Authority total length of Adopted /
Maintained Public Roads total length of maintained public roads that do
not have a sealed (tarmac or concrete) surface

ANSWER: This information is not recorded, therefore, no recorded
information is held.

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request a review of the Council’s response. If you wish
to exercise this right, you must do so within 40 working days of the date
of this response. Please set out in writing your grounds and send your
appeal to Mrs Julie Llewellyn. She may be reached at
[1][email address] or at RCT CBC, Pavilions, Clydach Vale,
Tonypandy, CF40 2XX.

Additionally you may, if you wish, find out more about the Freedom of
Information Act & Environmental Information Regulations from the
Information Commissioner at
[2]http://www.ico.org.uk/

We trust this answers your queries.

Yours Sincerely

Carfan Llywodraethu Corfforaethol / Corporate Governance Team
ar ran Cyfarwyddwr Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol a Llywodraethol / for Director
of Legal & Democratic Services

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Dear Rhondda Cynon Taff Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Rhondda Cynon Taff Council's handling of my FOI request 'Public Rights of Way length information'.

Thank you for your response of the 3/1/2019 Whilst most of my questions have been dealt with you have not provided me with the total length of your maintained highway network (excluding rights of way) or the date the mileage for rights of way you have provided was calculated.

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

Yours faithfully,

Rebekah Wryatt

Jones, Christopher B (Legal),

Dear Ms. Wryatt,

Thank you for your email.

Your appeal has been referred to Mr Christopher Jones, Director of Legal &
Democratic Services, who will undertake a review of the way your Freedom
of Information request has been handled and you will receive a response
within 20 working days.

Kind regards,

Julie Llewellyn
Ysgrifenydd i / Secretary to C.B. Jones
Cyfarwyddwr y Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol a Llywodraethol / Director of Legal
& Democratic Services

 Ffôn/Tel : 01443 424105
 Ffacs/Fax : 01443 424027
 Ebost/Email : [email address]
 Gwefan/Website : www.rctcbc.gov.uk

 Cyfeiriad/Address : Y Pafiliynau, Parc y Cambrian, Cwm Clydach,
Tonypandy, CF40 2XX
The Pavilions, Cambrian Park, Clydach Vale, Tonypandy, CF40 2XX

 Meddyliwch am yr amgylchedd cyn i chi argraffu'r e-bost hwn / Before you
print - think about the environment

Croesawn ohebu yn Gymraeg a fydd gohebu yn y Gymraeg ddim yn arwain at
oedi. Rhowch wybod inni beth yw'ch dewis iaith e.e Cymraeg neu'n
ddwyieithog.
We welcome correspondence in Welsh and corresponding with us in Welsh will
not lead to a delay. Let us know your language choice if Welsh or
bilingual.

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Dear Rhondda Cynon Taff Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Rhondda Cynon Taff Council's handling of my FOI request 'Public Rights of Way length information'.

My request of 2 Dec 2018 for information has not been completed and outstanding answers remain unanswered. Please will you confirm if you are still seeking an answer or are ignoring my request.

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

Yours faithfully,

Rebekah Wryatt

Freedomofinformation, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Dear Ms Wryatt

The Authority apologises for the delay. We are waiting for the department
to provide the information and hopefully a response will be with you by
the end of the week.

Yours sincerely

Llywodraethu Corfforaethol/Corporate Governance
ar ran Cyfarwyddwr Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol a Llywodraethol/for Director
of Legal & Democratic Services

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Jones, Christopher B (Legal),

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Dear Miss Wryatt

 

I refer to your request for information in respect of the above and to
your appeal against the information released to you under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (“the Act”).

 

As the Director for Legal and Democratic Services it falls to me to
consider such appeals. 

 

Following my review of this case I have upheld the Council's initial
decision.  I have been informed that the Authority does not hold an
accurate record of the information you have requested.   The data you have
requested in Q6 is not recorded, therefore not held, in the requested
format.

 

As you may be aware you may now, if you remain dissatisfied, appeal to the
Information Commissioner. You will find further details of the process on
his website at [1]http://www.ico.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

Christopher B. Jones

Cyfarwyddwr y Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol a Llywodraethol / Director of Legal
& Democratic Services

 

( Ffôn/Tel : 01443 424105
7 Ffacs/Fax  : 01443 424027
ÿ Gwefan/Website : [2]www.rctcbc.gov.uk
H Cyfeiriad/Address : Y Pafiliynau, Parc y Cambrian, Cwm Clydach,
Tonypandy, CF40 2XX

The Pavilions, Cambrian Park, Clydach Vale,
Tonypandy, CF40 2XX

P         Meddyliwch am yr amgylchedd cyn i chi argraffu'r e-bost
hwn / Before you print - think about the environment     

 

Croesawn ohebu yn Gymraeg a fydd gohebu yn y Gymraeg ddim yn arwain at
oedi.  Rhowch wybod inni beth yw'ch dewis iaith e.e Cymraeg neu'n
ddwyieithog.

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and corresponding with us in Welsh will
not lead to a delay. Let us know your language choice if Welsh or
bilingual.

 

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Rebekah Wryatt left an annotation ()

I have now passed the request for completing this enquiry onto the ICO as an appeal against the refusal t supply information they hold.