Dear Mr Hardwick

Environmental Information Regulations request:  EIR-71665

Thank you for your request dated 09 February 2023.

Your request will be answered by 09 March 2023. 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

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Dear Mr Hardwick

Environmental Information Regulations request:  EIR-71665

Thank you for your request dated 09 February 2023

Our response is as follows:

Does RBG own all the Thames Path around the Greenwich Peninsula from the
Old Naval College to Lombard Wall?

No. Royal Greenwich does not maintain the section outside the Royal Naval
College, and short sections between Pelton Road and Telegraph Avenue may
come into our ownership, subject to a legal agreement being finalised

It was later suggested that RBG only owns the surface of the Thames Path
and not the land beneath.

Who is responsible for maintaining the Thames Path surface?

Royal Greenwich maintains the surface except the section outside the Royal
Naval College and short sections between Pelton Road and Telegraph Avenue
which are subject to a legal agreement being finalised. These are
maintained separately by the developers and the Royal Naval College.

Recent new developments around the Greenwich Peninsula have created wide
pedestrian and cycle routes on the Thames Path. 

From the Local Plan policies where new development takes place, what
dimension of Thames Path width is required?

There is no formal width for new sections. However, our usual practice is
to specify a shared cycle path and footpath which can be around 3 metres
in width.

If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me,
quoting the reference number above.

If you are not satisfied with our response to your request, you can ask
for an Internal Review.  Internal review requests must be submitted within
two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original
request.  If you wish to do this, please contact us in writing, setting
out why you are dissatisfied.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the Internal Review, you may
apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. 
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
Internal Review procedure provided by the Council. You can contact the ICO
by emailing [1][email address], or by post at Customer Contact,
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely,

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities and Environment

Royal Borough of Greenwich

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: 09 February 2023 08:31
To: 'Ralph Hardwick' <[FOI #946681 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: EIR-71665Freedom of Information request - Thames Path - Land
Ownership, Width and Maintenance

Dear Mr Hardwick

Environmental Information Regulations request:  EIR-71665

Thank you for your request dated 09 February 2023.

Your request will be answered by 09 March 2023. 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

8 [3]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

ü Please consider the environment before printing this email

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