The Royal Parks' opinion on threats to stag beetle and its habitats in Richmond Park

Dear Ms Scott,

Thank you for your enquiry by email dated 21 March 2020 under The Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Your enquiry is being dealt with and The Royal Parks will aim to reply to
your enquiry within 20 working days, commencing from 23 March 2020, the
next working day after receipt.

If you have any questions pertaining to this enquiry or require further
assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. My contact details are
listed below.

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Registered Offices: The Old Police House, Hyde Park, London. W2 2UH

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LBRT Air Quality SPD Consultation Response PL 20191212.docx

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Our reference: FOI 20/11

Dear Ms Scott,

Thank you for your email of 21 March 2020 in which you asked:

1. Please can you send me any information, in whatsoever form it exists
and by whatever means it has been sent, relating in any way to the stag
beetle and its habitats, such information to include but not be limited to
The Royal Parks' opinion (or that of third parties acting on The Royal
Parks' behalf) of actual and perceived threats to the stag beetle and its
habitats in Richmond Park - that you have sent to:

i.. the Greater London Authority ("GLA"), including the Mayor of London
(the "Mayor"), and/or to any third party company acting on behalf of the
GLA or the Mayor

ii. Kingston Council and/or any third party company acting on behalf of
Kingston Council.

2. Please can you send me any information or comments or feedback that you
have sent to the GLA, the Mayor, Kingston Council and/or to any third
party acting on behalf of these entities, and in whatsoever form that
information exists and by whatever means it was sent, relating to the
Royal Parks' opinion and/or assessment of the possible effect of proposed
residential and other development plans and targets for Greater London and
for local authorities whose development the Royal Parks considers relevant
- both individually and in combination - since 2017 on the stag beetle and
its habitats in Richmond Park as such plans and targets have been laid out
in:

i. any draft of the London Plan or any draft of the Habitats Regulations
Assessment that accompanies the London Plan

ii. in any development proposals that form part of any Local Plan or draft
thereof in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, and the Boroughs of
Merton, Wandsworth and Hounslow, or on any draft of the Habitats
Regulations Assessment that accompanies each of such Local Plans, in
whatever draft form or at whatever stage of preparation such Local Plan
exists.

In response to your questions:

i.. the Greater London Authority ("GLA"), including the Mayor of London
(the "Mayor"), and/or to any third party company acting on behalf of the
GLA or the Mayor

None has been sent by The Royal Parks.

ii. Kingston Council and/or any third party company acting on behalf of
Kingston Council.

None has been sent by The Royal Parks.

2. Please can you send me any information or comments or feedback that you
have sent to the GLA, the Mayor, Kingston Council and/or to any third
party acting on behalf of these entities, and in whatsoever form that
information exists and by whatever means it was sent, relating to the
Royal Parks' opinion and/or assessment of the possible effect of proposed
residential and other development plans and targets for Greater London and
for local authorities whose development the Royal Parks considers relevant
- both individually and in combination - since 2017 on the stag beetle and
its habitats in Richmond Park as such plans and targets have been laid out
in:

i. any draft of the London Plan or any draft of the Habitats Regulations
Assessment that accompanies the London Plan

ii. in any development proposals that form part of any Local Plan or draft
thereof in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, and the Boroughs of
Merton, Wandsworth and Hounslow, or on any draft of the Habitats
Regulations Assessment that accompanies each of such Local Plans, in
whatever draft form or at whatever stage of preparation such Local Plan
exists.

The only response we have sent which has some relationship to the above
subject was to The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, which was on
the subject of air quality. Our response is attached.

I hope that this information satisfies your request.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original email, quoting the reference at the top of the page and should be
addressed to:

FOI Officer

The Royal Parks

The Old Police House

Hyde Park

London

W2 2UH

Email [1][The Royal Parks request email]

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision, quoting the reference at the top of the page. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

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I am out of the office until 1 July 2020. Please contact either Mike Silk
or Dru Conway.

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Dear Caroline,

I am still trying to find out when this letter was sent but, as you can
imagine, the staff at Richmond who were involved in it are pretty
stretched at present.

I will persist but just so you know it's not being ignored.

Regards,

The Royal Parks are: Bushy Park | The Green Park | Greenwich Park | Hyde
Park | Kensington Gardens | The Regent's Park & Primrose Hill | Richmond
Park | St James's Park
The Royal Parks is registered in England and Wales: Company Registration
No: 10016100 Registered Charity No: 1172042
Registered Offices: The Old Police House, Hyde Park, London. W2 2UH

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Dear Caroline Scott,

Regarding the report sent to Richmond Council, I have been unable so far
to find an exact date because the members of staff is one of the number
currently away under the furlough scheme.

It was sent in early December 2019 but the exact date cannot be
ascertained at the moment. If and when the furlough scheme ends and the
members of staff return I will hopefully be able to be slightly more
accurate.

Please accept my apologies.

The Royal Parks are: Bushy Park | The Green Park | Greenwich Park | Hyde
Park | Kensington Gardens | The Regent's Park & Primrose Hill | Richmond
Park | St James's Park
The Royal Parks is registered in England and Wales: Company Registration
No: 10016100 Registered Charity No: 1172042
Registered Offices: The Old Police House, Hyde Park, London. W2 2UH

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