They would be of no assistance to the public if published on the website as they would be out of context and would appear just as a list of words. by gazzaman28 Mon Apr 09, 2012 13:17, Post Warwick District Council has considered this request and would appreciate clarification from you to enable it to respond to you accurately. At the political level we need the transport and planning authorities to adopt a consistent and coherent, area wide policy to reduce car traffic. Congestion next to Dalehouse Lane and A46 Stoneleigh Junction. In respect of Part 1 the Council has previously considered this request and subsequently disclosed information to you on this matter. 233 Kenilworth to Solihull. If you have any queries or should you wish to make a complaint about the manner in which your request is being dealt with then please do not hesitate to contact me at the above email address in the first instance. The mountains recede from view as farmland and villages appear the road and the River Erne is on the right then links into Corrycross Roads and the B52 to Belcoo and the A47 road into Belleek, the road then continues into Ballyshannon in County Donegal as the N3 which links into the N15 and into Bundoran. SocietyWorks Ltd In Ballyshannon the N15 heading northwards connects with Donegal Town. As previously agreed via email with you the Council has considered your request in two parts: (05798215). startxref This will include the documentation within which the claimed merits of such a road have been identified, and any evidence claimed to substantiate such merits. endobj We provide commercial The ICO guidance provides clear guidance that this is an acceptable approach for this Council where there information is already available. 0000190364 00000 n Ah A74(M), such a great road, but it must be annoying that everyone gets your name wrong! The information may be held independently by the authority or will be included in communications to or from other public agencies.. 0000001176 00000 n 0000568094 00000 n However, information released after a request under EIR Section 5 is unequivocally Environmental Information. This is because at the time of your request some of the information held by the District Council is held in draft form and or is yet to be completed. There is also uncertainty over a suggested third phase which would extend the A46 link road onwards to Solihull borough at Balsall Common and the A45 towards a new HS2 Interchange station near the NEC. With regard to the notes that have been disclosed to you regarding your previous request, Warwick District Council will not be publishing these on our website. http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A46_road_(Northern_Ireland)&oldid=951218312, Northern Ireland building and structure stubs, All Wikipedia articles written in Hiberno-English, Articles lacking sources from September 2013, Infobox road instances in Northern Ireland, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 April 2020, at 02:16. THE government is considering intervening over a controversial planned 2500-home development at Kings Hill on the Coventry and Warwickshire border amid further delays and dire traffic congestion forecasts on main commuter routes. Please note that this request is also being submitted via the whatdotheyknow.com website where it will be publically accessible. Even if you do not share my view that publication of those documents is an obligation under the EIRs, I do not understand why you would persist in keeping those deliberations partially covert and outwith the public record. So, every contribution will count. Supported by some MPs and councillors, campaigners have been lobbying ministers to call in the scheme for a review over future traffic projections for already heavily congested main arterial routes including the A45 and A46, and between the University of Warwick and the National Agricultural Centre at Stoneleigh. In response to the complaint, after substantial delay, Warwick District Council eventually provided records of several meetings over the period from 30 June 2015 to 08 March 2016. Buy photos online from the Stratford Observer newspaper. These meeting records confirm a deliberate strategy to keep information out of the public domain. Web4 bedroom detached house for sale Beverley Close, Balsall Common, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7. The entire scheme is dependent on that information so options must have been considered and that information must be held. Post The Council has no further information for disclosure and it is mindful that at present the Information Commissioner is considering this case. FOI Department Warwick District Council Dear Sirs, It was revealed in February 2016 that it is intended that the A46 Stoneleigh junction will be enlarged to create an interchange roundabout with two bridges over the A46. When the A46 Stoneleigh Junction Improvement scheme was first announced in June 2017, it was scheduled to be completed by this year. Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. The passage of time further weakens the already dubious claimed engagement of the exemptions that have been previously claimed in this matter. While the Council recognises the desire and presumption to disclose information under EIR, it is also aware that there will be further information later this year along with further public consultation on proposals. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/E Further, by participating in these meetings, the council clearly regarded the records of those meetings as falling under the terms of EIR 4(4)(b). Similarly, the published information particularly lacks information about the route options that are being considered for phase 3 of the road proposal. I also draw your attention to the Warwick District Council website specifically the pages relating to the development of our Local Plan for 2011-2029 which also contains further information and documents relating to the Link road. Even if you do not share my view that publication of those documents is an obligation under the EIRs, I do not understand why you would persist in keeping those deliberations partially covert and outwith the public record. The outstanding requirement is for publication of the information now held that relates to any and all of the route options for this road new road proposal. A 4 5 2 M 4 2 M 6 A 4 1 4 1 A340 0 A <> 8.5M (b)take reasonable steps to organize the information relevant to its functions with a view to the active and systematic dissemination to the public of the information. I am concerned that you do not intend to place the meeting minutes that you provided to me on the WDC website. I also draw your attention to the Warwick District Council website specifically the pages relating to the development of our Local Plan for 2011-2029 which also contains further information and documents relating to the Link road. 0000573194 00000 n <>>> Tenure: Freehold. Residents in the area are also expecting increased congestion with ongoing road closures and roadworks due to building the HS2 rail line, and with developments at Whitley and the Gateway near Coventry airport. You don't have to answer any more questions than you want, and you can go forwards and backwards to see what it covers. Democratic Services Manager and which is to consider the approval of the Warwick District Local Plan. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/j Clearly neither I, nor the regulations, require you to republish information that you or others have already published. 0000000016 00000 n After 1 April 2016. I look forward to your substantive reply. The new road would later extend through Solihull borough towards the new HS2 interchange station, nearby NEC and the UK Central redevelopment scheme around it. Royal Leamington Spa Some residents want a bypass due to heavy lorries rattling through the village. b)facts and analyses of facts which the public authority considers relevant and important in framing major environmental policy proposals. Published and promoted by Marcia Watson on behalf of the Green Party, both at c/o 6 Waverley Rd, Leamington Spa, CV31 2DF. Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. As such, those focussed documents can be promptly published as an initial, preliminary and prompt component of your response to my request. I can confirm that a concurrent request has also been again submitted to them. In addition to the attached documents I draw your attention to Warwick District Council agenda for 20 September 2017, available on the Council's website. The Dutch have shown that good cycle routes work for lots of shorter trips. In addition to this the minutes that were released as part of your previous request were used in the preparation of reports that have since become public knowledge. These meet and the road heads into Leamington along Europa Way, a road newly created at the same time as the M40 extension in that area. So that I can assist you further, it would be helpful if you would indicate in what way the terms of my request are ambiguous or otherwise problematic? Website +44 1676 In addition to the attached documents I draw your attention to Warwick District Council agenda for 20 September 2017, available on the Council's website. (f) authorisations with a significant impact on the environment and environmental agreements or a reference to the place where such information can be requested or found in the framework of Article 3; The minutes of the meetings previously released to me fall squarely under sub paragraphs 7(2)(b) and (c). Background Coventry City Council, Warwickshire County Council and Warwick District Council are Thank you for your email and I apologise for the delay in coming back to you. 0000001443 00000 n Therefore it would not be appropriate for this information to be disclosed at this time. The request and responses is on line at this link: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/n A follow up and meta-request was submitted on the 3rd August 2016, The initial request was in the following terms, Please provide all information that you hold relating to such a potential new road development. It stretches 23.6 miles from Enniskillen to Belleek along the southwestern shoreline of Lower Lough Erne. 2 0 obj 0000575764 00000 n I will consider the rest of your email and reply to you in due course. It is intended that a new major road will continue from there to Warwick University and from there continue to join the A452 Milverton Hill, Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 5HZ. Upto 1 April 2016. It sets an absolute minimum requirement for information to be published but indicates a requirement to additionally publish more widely defined environmental information. Royal Leamington Spa If you have any queries or should you wish to make a complaint about the manner in which your request is being dealt with then please do not hesitate to contact me at the above email address in the first instance. Deputy Monitoring Officer, Democratic Services, Warwick District Council, Riverside House, Congestion charging along with cycling and public transport has transformed London. There is a cycle path alongside the dual carriageway (not much use) and the potential to reduce traffic over Gibbet Hill to help buses/cycles. Corporate Support Team Finally Warwickshire County Council are the lead authority for this matter and they will publish the documents referred in regulation 4 (4) (a) that relate to the A46 link road. Save. Yours sincerely, Graham Leach You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 0000492704 00000 n I still use it as a more attractive Birmingham South East bypass, with the old A41 from A46. Upto 1 April 2016. Like or follow our Facebook page - Please can you let me know the full legal costs of action against me to date, Council Owned Alleyways - Rights of Access & Maintenance, Chief financial officers / section 151 officers, Please can you confirm exactly how many European Parliament voter registration forms were received from EU nationals residing in the Uk who wished to vote in the uk rather than another EU country, Council tax payment allocation in accordance with R. v Miskin Lower Justices [1953], Request Information regarding Council Vehicle Fleet, Current and historical Registers of Interest data. These are personal notes used as an aid memoir as opposed to minutes (as I incorrectly stated in my previous email). The A46 Link Road scheme is a proposal to construct a new road from the A46 Stoneleigh Junction around the south of Coventry, and connecting to either the A45 or A452. On woman who lives on Waste Lane obviously doesn't want the road going past her house. For regular weekdays, their operation hours are: (1) Coventry: 6:20 AM - 5:30 PM (2) Solihull: 7:32 AM - 6:55 PM Use the Moovit App to nd the closest 87A bus station near you and nd out when is the next 87A bus arriving. 0000580030 00000 n I refer to the request for information that I submitted in April 2016 seeking information held by your authority in respect of this road. On that basis, this request now should be regarded as a request that includes the previously requested but withheld information in addition to the information falling under the terms of the request that has come to be held by the authority subsequent to my previous request. Established in 2008. jN,d.euH%-dl}61I/U~U7[]($cW?Xg\ZtO4N Xyk2\tgn:fM'3w2>Gu7 CP"X}q5$5u/T)U- pAL8^x. Controversy remains over a planned new link road from the junctions new roundabout to Westwood Heath and the university, with consultation due this autumn. Once the Council has received this information and have confirmed that they understand the request we will process your request. This week, Coventry City Football Club announced early proposals for a new stadium at the University of Warwick, which could partly depend on public transport and the already planned new infrastructure including the A46 link road. The 87A bus line (Coventry) has 2 routes. This section provides you with information about HS2 works and developments in your area. WebYou'll find we're all about convenience here at Premier Inn Hotel Balsall Common (Near NEC). After 1 April 2016. by Truvelo Wed Apr 04, 2012 17:01, Post Website: www.warwickdc.gov.uk, Dear Dr Thornton, Thank you for your email of the 31st August. (4) The information under paragraph (1) shall include at least The A46 road leaves Exiting north from Balsall Common, the road becomes a dual carriageway. Thank you for your reply of the 21st July 2017 in respect of my enquiry that is on line at the following URL. In the consultation there is some jam tomorrow talk of rail and cycle routes, but these sustainable bits are speculative, they are in the consultation but not in the proposed scheme or budget. The request and responses is on line at this link: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/n A follow up and meta-request was submitted on the 3rd August 2016, The initial request was in the following terms, Please provide all information that you hold relating to such a potential new road development. For example the cabinet report that is published on Warwickshire County Councils website. Unless the Council hears from you we will proceed with the request on this basis. WebThe A46 Strategic Link Road is a very exciting scheme both for Warwickshire and the wider sub-region. Web89 Solihull - Coventry via Meriden, Balsall Common Mondays to Fridays Operator: DIA DIA DIA DIA Notes: BZ BZ BZ COV MZ MZ MZ MZ PC PC Solihull Town Centre (Stop SE) 1400 1625 House Of Fraser (opp) 1400 1625 Solihull School (adj) 1401 1626 School Lane (adjacent) 1402 1627 Oakland Close (opposite) 1403 1628 Solihull By Pass (after) 1404 This scheme is being led by Warwickshire, but as noted above it does form part of the Coventry South Transport Package. xZ[o~tP+E,H6dm>(X9"%SVEW3of(Uv*gU6|9-%z 7'@c$y<=~;=OrsyzjI,.ye`jPIC/Rz5jZM|ci4%4E-ve "@S3@F~&p0ff*-^Wk7pwA2 &s>_JF7XYl;Z9aFK/bs-q! Yours sincerely, Graham Leach In addition to this the minutes that were released as part of your previous request were used in the preparation of reports that have since become public knowledge. 3 0 obj 0000568297 00000 n 0000414605 00000 n The ICO guidance provides clear guidance that this is an acceptable approach for this Council where there information is already available. (1) All information held by the Council regarding the proposal for the A46 Stoneleigh junction to be enlarged to create an interchange roundabout with two bridges over the A46., along with the proposed new major road from there to Warwick University and from there continue to join the A452 Balsall Common road passing along the route of HS2 to form a road link to the NEC and Birmingham Airport. It is situated 4.5 miles (7.5 km) northwest of Kenilworth, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Coventry, 8 miles (13 km) east of Solihull and 15 miles (24 km) to Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A452_road&oldid=1138743406, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from September 2016, All articles needing additional references, Infobox road instances in the United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 10:09. Check out all of the latest reader travel offers to get your hands on some free gifts. A gyratory layout with a two-bridge roundabout was planned, with a new bridge to the east of the existing junction, and realigning of Stoneleigh Road and Dalehouse Lane in Kenilworth. Thank you for your EIR request which I acknowledge was received by the District Council on 10 July 2017. The Burton Green Distribution List enables E-mail messages about local matters to be sent to anyone who wishes to receive them. HS2 phase one between the Birmingham Interchange station and London has been delayed up to five years to 2031, and is under a review called by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Corporate Support Team Assistant That information has given rise to the further article in the Coventry observer that is online at the following URL. Protests are coming from Westwood Health Residents Association backed by Coventry Westwood Conservative opposition city councillors including David Skinner and Tim Mayer. Get in on the action at Birmingham NEC. 0000414553 00000 n Just before Kenilworth, the A452 crosses the A46, the major dual carriageway linking the M40 to Coventry. The notes were used in discussions when reports and plans were formulated. 349 - 351 Kenilworth Road, Balsall common Solihull, Warwickshire, Balsall Common, Solihull CV7 7DL England. With regard to the request that this Council publishes the notes, released to you, on our website, the Council will not be taking this step. At the end there is a question which lets you support an "other" option. You'll find we're all about convenience here at Premier Inn Hotel Balsall Common (Near NEC). WebThe A46 is a road in County Fermanagh, in Northern Ireland.It forms part of the route from Dublin to Ballyshannon (Co. Donegal).It stretches 23.6 miles from Enniskillen to Belleek along the southwestern shoreline of Lower Lough Erne.. Web87A bus time schedule & line map. The Green Party 2006 - 2021 | Manage Cookies, Make your voice heard about new 50m wide dual carriageway, https://ask.warwickshire.gov.uk/insights-service/a46-link-road-consultation/, Kenilworth Green Party 20 is Plenty Survey. Even now, I urge that the authority stops prevaricating and publishes that information and ceases the avoidable waste of time for the office of the information Commissioner. In an email to Coun Skinner seen by the Observer, Coventry City Councils head of transport John Seddon suggested part of the scheme was still subject to government funding approval. However, information released after a request under EIR Section 5 is unequivocally Environmental Information. If you are travelling by car, please remember that parking may be limited and so please always park considerately. is a registered charity in England and Wales (1076346) Unless the Council hears from you we will proceed with the request on this basis. 0000567416 00000 n (e) data or summaries of data derived from the monitoring of activities affecting, or likely to affect, the environment; facebook.com/StratObserver Therefore it would not be appropriate for this information to be disclosed at this time. In addition, the passage of time further erodes the public interest arguments claimed in support of withholding information. To the extent that the information was held at the time of my earlier request, I anticipate that is publication will be mandated by the information Commissioner. (a)the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive; and The Council has identified a number of documents to be released to you that fall within the remit of this request. Any similar material from meetings of the A46 Central Area Working Group (or similar) subsequent to those that have been provided, will fall within the terms of my request. Location, location, location! Summary information that records no more than that previously placed in the public domain about the road proposal has recently been placed on the Warwickshire County Council website at their URL. As such, those focussed documents can be promptly published as an initial, preliminary and prompt component of your response to my request. (1) All information held by the Council regarding the proposal for the A46 Stoneleigh junction to be enlarged to create an interchange roundabout with two bridges over the A46., along with the proposed new major road from there to Warwick University and from there continue to join the A452 Balsall Common road passing along the route of HS2 to form a road link to the NEC and Birmingham Airport. The request falls under the provisions of the environmental information regulations and the authority's failure to provide the requested information is the subject of a complaint to the Information Commissioner. It was revealed in February 2016 that it is intended that the A46 Stoneleigh junction will be enlarged to create an interchange roundabout with two bridges over the A46. As Greens we believe that our individual contribution makes a difference and right now you could influence the local road building plans. View as HTML. 0000002112 00000 n Cycle routes, such as K2L, can improve travel options for people and should be developed more rapidly. 0000579693 00000 n They are concerned the new road will simply displace traffic into residential areas including Westwood Heath and Burton Green near Balsall Common in Solihull borough. It was part of housing targets for around 30,000 more homes for Coventry in the next decade and nationally driven population growth forecasts. These meeting records confirm a deliberate strategy to keep information out of the public domain. Sir Andrew Watson, chair of CPRE Warwickshire has now written to Kenilworth MP Jeremy Wright who has previously raised concerns, as have Coventry South Labour MP Zarah Sultana, Coventry Conservative ward councillors, and nearby parish councils. Ai chi yw perchennog unrhyw hawlfraint masnachol ar y dudalen hon? Your request is currently being considered. Help. Direct line: 01926 456123 Particularly, on the 16th December 2015, it is reported that there is a Long Term vision that is compatible with expressway vision from Tollbar across airport to north of runway, south of Baginton and Finham to new junction below Stoneleigh.. Further delays have now hit the planned major upgrade of the nearby A46 Stoneleigh junction which had been due to start last summer. Digest - Information, There are extensive bus links from the Warwick University Bus Station. 1 0 obj I will consider the rest of your email and reply to you in due course. The council has no funding available and any construction won't start until 1995 at the earliest and the recent opening of the Coventry Eastern Bypass has actually reduced traffic levels on the A452. OnTheMarket < 14 days Marketed by Ginger - Shirley. 0000414038 00000 n This Northern Ireland or road transport-related article is a stub. *Please do not print this email unless you really need to. This request has been closed to new correspondence. Direct line: 01926 456123 Democratic Services Manager and Milverton Hill, Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 5HZ. WebThe link road is around 5km long and would remove about 25 Hectares of land from the Green Belt between Coventry and Kenilworth, and effectively close the gap between the two towns. Webfirst phase of the A46 Link Road Project. The following ideas should be developed: The university and businesses should work together with the councils to reduce car use. y_z}tMr/g}_}Jml+i__;m2:s\;`L}7_Wo]GW.]{w+gD05o;fRF&i9v?FXl~] Lkv}Ali.LYSai"(._C+DtF\9qNJiWmVhjQE,-l}S#g6Qa|I'Uz5u9@Id"R$i}6JrR>Hb!oqXg>EZ}t_$i}EWouxA*wt+q\Fji2M*1_t$zI?V}GNM6@RX9I\A}\2VBd\|,>PBe1>&W6lrrQ)4nt3R1. and a limited company (03277032). Warwick District Council In summary we oppose the A46 Link Road in its current form for a number of reasons. 460,000. Your request is currently being considered. Deputy Monitoring Officer %PDF-1.5 (f) authorisations with a significant impact on the environment and environmental agreements or a reference to the place where such information can be requested or found in the framework of Article 3; The minutes of the meetings previously released to me fall squarely under sub paragraphs 7(2)(b) and (c). 87A Coventry View In Website Mode. The request falls under the provisions of the environmental information regulations and the authority's failure to provide the requested information is the subject of a complaint to the Information Commissioner. Riverside House If you have reached this page you almost certainly care about the future, particularly the local and global health of the environment that we share with all living things. The meeting records further indicate an otherwise unpublished proposal to extend the new road with a road development from the A45/A46 roundabout near Coventry airport, to the A46 Stoneleigh roundabout. 53 0 obj <>stream If you do not agree with this he should raise your concerns with the Information Commissioner. Any complaints will be dealt with under the Councils corporate complaints procedure. As such it should usually be properly published along with other environmental information that is published spontaneously and unrequested under EIR Section 4. Donate and support our work. Your authority appears to be represented on that group,. So that I can assist you further, it would be helpful if you would indicate in what way the terms of my request are ambiguous or otherwise problematic? (a)the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive; and Between Brownhills and Kenilworth it follows the line of the ancient drover's road called the Welsh Road, which probably has pre-Roman origins.[1]. 2. In recent years a flyover for the A45 has been built to alleviate traffic congestion on the roundabout. It is now expected to start this autumn with completion in 2022, and highways officers say funding is now in place. 233 Solihull to Kenilworth. Therefore the District Council at this time awaits the decision of the Information Commissioner on this aspect. 0000577559 00000 n Finally Warwickshire County Council are the lead authority for this matter and they will publish the documents referred in regulation 4(4)(a) that relate to the A46 link road. 0000002160 00000 n The detailed design of roads and bridges are finished and has been sent out for pricing. If you are dissatisfied with the response from Warwick District Council, you are entitled to request an internal review. Website: www.warwickdc.gov.uk, Dear Dr Thornton, http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad These are personal notes used as an aid memoir as opposed to minutes (as I incorrectly stated in my previous email). Discover - The link road is around 5km long and would remove about 25 Hectares of land from the Green Belt between Coventry and Kenilworth, and effectively close the gap between the two towns. 0000574225 00000 n (05798215). Websites - Now county highways bosses say design proposals will go to public consultation early next year. mySociety The Council has no further information for disclosure and it is mindful that at present the Information Commissioner is considering this case. Otherwise, you have asked that I clarify the information requested, and the period of time that the information should cover. Group email address: [email address] As a comparison, thats more than half the size of the proposed University of Warwick Eco Park Secondly, the Link Road is not a link road. It is sufficient for you to provide a reference for that material. 0000578261 00000 n Upto 1 April 2016. WebCroft, Pinewoods, Singers Piece, Spinningwheel Copse, Stewards Copse, The Shaw, Tortington Common, Winchers Copse, Threecorner Wood.