superfast broadband in Ripon

Waiting for an internal review by Harrogate Borough Council of their handling of this request.

Dear Harrogate Borough Council,

Please provide me with all correspondence between HBC, BT Openreach and any of BT Openreach's contractors (specifically MorrisonUS) in relation to the planned erection of FTTC broadband cabinets within the Ripon City Council area.

If you consider that this request will exceed the statutory time or expense limit, please publish as much as possible within these limits.

Yours faithfully,

Charles Menzies

Jayne Williams, Harrogate Borough Council

Dear Mr Menzies

Thank you for your email dated 03/01/13 requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unfortunately this is not something that Harrogate Borough Council will be able to provide any information for as we are not involved in this work. Superfast Broadband in Ripon comes under the remit of North Yorkshire County Council. I recommend that you forward your request on to them at [email address] <mailto:[email address]?subject=Information%20request%20from%20the%20North%20Yorkshire%20County%20Council%20website> or see their website at http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?...

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Freedom of Information Officer

Council Offices, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate, HG1 2SG

or email [Harrogate Borough Council request email]

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Regards

Jayne Williams
Harrogate Borough Council
[email address]
Direct Dial: 01423 556037
Direct Fax: 01423 556010
DX 11962 Harrogate

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Dear Jayne Williams,

I am aware that NYCC is the sponsor of 'Superfast North Yorkshire' - however, I believe that you do hold the information I require, please note that the information is to do with HBC's involvement with the project in its capacity as Local Planning Authority, specifically in the context of the siting and erection of FTTC broadband cabinets.

I am aware that some of this information is available through the 'Public Access' planning system, however, Openreach is only obligated to make a formal notification to HBC when the proposed cabinet is to be erected within a Conservation Area. There will be other information that HBC has when proposed cabinets are not within a Conservation Area.

I therefore request any and all correspondence between HBC planners, BT Openreach and any of Openreach's contractors, in the context of the proposed erection of FTTC cabinets within the Ripon City Council parish area. The information I would like is from January 2012 to the present.

I hope this is clear.

Yours sincerely,

Charles Menzies

Jayne Williams, Harrogate Borough Council

Dear Mr Menzies

Thank you for your email querying my original response to you. Rather than going down the route of a formal review, I am today forwarding your request to our Planning Department for action by them and trust this will be satisfactory to you.

Yours sincerely

Jayne Williams

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Charles Menzies left an annotation ()

I never got a response...but we got our superfast broadband....16 months later...