xref by lamb.chop Thu Apr 05, 2012 22:14, Post '8@?kEr,4p*w!G.Bg'jb~C$p0g-5.4mZc\UrAR;WA "]Q-`}r@|"On/W+3\>T/h,?sju` JI#+,n]666No# d^O*)` Yours sincerely Graham Leach Mr Graham Leach 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. Any complaints will be dealt with under the Councils corporate complaints procedure. We provide commercial Upto 1 April 2016. Riverside House 0000069833 00000 n I can confirm that a concurrent request has also been again submitted to them. b)facts and analyses of facts which the public authority considers relevant and important in framing major environmental policy proposals. 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. https://1drv.ms/b/s!AoEjYhIga9p_g6ZFwq4A As those documents have been published under the EIRs, Warwick District Council should be making them accessible on your own website. Electrified, not terrified! I'm currently clearing out the loft and found a page from the local newspaper dated 15 July 1989. Congestion next to Dalehouse Lane and A46 Stoneleigh Junction. 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. by gazzaman28 Mon Apr 09, 2012 13:17, Post I have been unable to disclose some information to you because it is the personal data of officers and third parties and therefore to disclose it would be contradictory to the provisions of the Data Protection Act. I have been unable to disclose some information to you because it is the personal data of officers and third parties and therefore to disclose it would be contradictory to the provisions of the Data Protection Act. A46 Link Road The Council has no further information for disclosure and it is mindful that at present the Information Commissioner is considering this case. 0000568661 00000 n The passage of time further weakens the already dubious claimed engagement of the exemptions that have been previously claimed in this matter. If you do not agree with this he should raise your concerns with the Information Commissioner. Thank you for your request for information on 12 July 2017. There has been much speculation about a proposed link road joining the A46 at Stoneleigh to the A452 near Balsall Common, or the A45. 0000568297 00000 n 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. Warwick District Council. A major new link road from the improved A46 Stoneleigh junction to Warwick University via Westwood Heath in Coventry is planned to tackle congestion and improve links to Stoneleigh Park exhibition centre. Run by Volunteers and powered by Alaveteli. 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.. Medical records from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, show rising admissions for chest and respiratory illness while local air quality has worsened.. (2) 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 intended that a new major road will continue from there to Warwick University and from there continue to join the A452 If you would like to receive messages, or to send out a message, E-mail, https://solihullobserver.co.uk/news/secret-details-for-phase-three-of-a45-a46-bypass-anger-residents-9039/, https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad, https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/new_road_stoneleigh_crackley_gap_4, https://burtongreen.blogspot.com/2017/11/minutes-of-residents-association-agm.html, https://burtongreen.blogspot.com/2017/05/a46-link-road.html, https://burtongreen.blogspot.com/2016/11/major-new-link-road.html. 0 In communication seen by the Observer, officials for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have confirmed Secretary of State Robert Jenrick MP is considering a call-in of the planning applications taking decisions out of local council planners hands after receiving a high volume of representations. That information has given rise to the further article in the Coventry observer that is online at the following URL. (05798215). If you are dissatisfied with the response from Warwick District Council, you are entitled to request an internal review. Corporate Support Team Assistant Halfway between Kenilworth and Balsall Common the road meets the A4177 from Warwick. 8.5M %PDF-1.5 Firstly, it is the unnecessary destruction of the Green Belt. Websites - I have reviewed the request and it seems clear on both counts. (a)the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive; and It then arrives at a major roundabout known as Stonebridge, where it crosses the A45 between Coventry and Birmingham. The A452 starts south of Leamington Spa with two separate spurs running to junctions 13 (southbound) and 14 (northbound) of the M40 motorway. I am grateful for your confirmation and acknowledgement that the materials you have provided to me were the substantive minutes of the meetings of the A46 Central Area Working Group contrary to previous claims that they were unfinished documents. WebPremier Inn Balsall Common (Near Nec) hotel 752 reviews #1 of 2 hotels in Balsall Common Review Save Share 112 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, Solihull CV7 7EX England 011 44 871 527 8042 Visit hotel website Check In / / Check Out / / Guests Contact accommodation for availability. 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. The Department for Transport (DfT) has been approved the Side Road and Slip Road Orders. Warwick District Council, Download a zip file of all correspondence, http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad. hb``d``b*`bii HP"EWx5K0;{Fn0|a`t8@s 53 0 obj <>stream 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. As such it should usually be properly published along with other environmental information that is published spontaneously and unrequested under EIR Section 4. 10 0 obj <> endobj %%EOF Warwick District Council, Graham Leach, View as HTML. Democratic Services Manager and I am concerned that you do not intend to place the meeting minutes that you provided to me on the WDC website. WebThe A46 Link Road project is a longer-term aspiration which (following the upgrade to the A46 Stoneleigh Junction) consists of a phase to run from the A46 Stoneleigh Junction to Westwood Heath, which would aim to improve access to University of Warwick and Westwood Heath Business 0000002064 00000 n As Greens we believe that our individual contribution makes a difference and right now you could influence the local road building plans. 4.(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a public authority shall in respect of environmental information that it holds The entire scheme is dependent on that information so options must have been considered and that information must be held. Now county highways bosses say design proposals will go to public consultation early next year. Value 4.4. Council tightlipped over delays to major In respect of Part 2 attached is a copy of the information that can be disclosed to you, at this time. Otherwise, you have asked that I clarify the information requested, and the period of time that the information should cover. https://1drv.ms/b/s!AoEjYhIga9p_g6ZFwq4A As those documents have been published under the EIRs, Warwick District Council should be making them accessible on your own website. The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Englands Warwickshire branch and the Keep Our Green Belt Green protest group are now lobbying politicians. 1 0 obj On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. A site to help anyone submit a Freedom of Information request. 0000412168 00000 n Deputy Monitoring Officer, Democratic Services, Warwick District Council, Riverside House, Donate and support our work. I refer to the request for information that I submitted in April 2016 seeking information held by your authority in respect of this road. After 1 April 2016. <]/Prev 596674>> WebBalsall Common is situated on the A452, which runs from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire to Brownhills, Staffordshire and provides a major route to the M6 motorway. I felt it would be useful to provide you with an update on this request for information. Balsall Common A major new link road from the improved A46 Stoneleigh junction to Warwick University via Westwood Heath in Coventry is planned to tackle congestion and improve links to Stoneleigh Park exhibition centre. Get in on the action at Birmingham NEC. However, information released after a request under EIR Section 5 is unequivocally Environmental Information. I still use it as a more attractive Birmingham South East bypass, with the old A41 from A46. 4. Our goal is to reduce car traffic, not increase it. As such it should usually be properly published along with other environmental information that is published spontaneously and unrequested under EIR Section 4. (c) progress reports on the implementation of the items referred to in (a) and (b) when prepared or held in electronic form by public authorities; At the end there is a question which lets you support an "other" option. I refer to the request for information that I submitted in April 2016 seeking information held by your authority in respect of this road. 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. 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. I am also aware that you have received a request from a constituent for an update on the A46 Stoneleigh Junction. Democratic Services Manager and Thank you for your email of the 31st August. Check out all of the latest reader travel offers to get your hands on some free gifts. 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. This would include any reports, plans, cost-benefit analysis and possible route option information. 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? Riverside House 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. Similarly, the published information particularly lacks information about the route options that are being considered for phase 3 of the road proposal. There is an on-line consultation about a new 50m wide dual carriageway from the A46 at Stoneleigh to the heart of Warwick University campus and then extending across the countryside to Balsall Common. Warwick District Council, http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad. endobj The scheme consists of three phases: Phase 1 of the A46 Link Road is a stand-alone junction improvement at Stoneleigh Junction; 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. To ensure that your responses appear correctly on that site, please ensure that you use the newly supplied email address from which you receive this request. trailer Royal Leamington Spa The detailed design of roads and bridges are finished and has been sent out for pricing. Group email address: [email address] Congestion charging along with cycling and public transport has transformed London. 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. 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. to get daily news updates straight to your news feed. The information may be held independently by the authority or will be included in communications to or from other public agencies.. The notes were used in discussions when reports and plans were formulated. Road 0000573194 00000 n 0000001443 00000 n However, the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive is as follows: Balsall Common link road The huge housing development off Stoneleigh Road on former Greenbelt land near Gibbet Hill stretching to Finham in Coventry received planning consent last December from Warwick and Coventry councils. 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. Warwick District Council has considered this request and would appreciate clarification from you to enable it to respond to you accurately. 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 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/j Clearly neither I, nor the regulations, require you to republish information that you or others have already published. This includes details relating to the proposed link road. If the District Council is able to provide you with the information you have requested, then you are entitled to receive it within 20 working days. Help. (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). 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. %PDF-1.4 % We can provide all of your printing needs at competitive rates. The passage of time further weakens the already dubious claimed engagement of the exemptions that have been previously claimed in this matter. 0000329068 00000 n A site to help anyone submit a Freedom of Information request. CV32 5HZ 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. Buy photos online from the Stratford Observer newspaper. I am at a loss to understand how you can regard these documents particularly, and meeting minutes more generally, as not falling under the obligation to publish unrequested and spontaneously. Like or follow our Facebook page - Established in 2008. This section provides you with information about HS2 works and developments in your area. WebThe A452 is a road in England, which runs from Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire to Brownhills in the West Midlands. 180 Balsall Common to Tanyard Farm. and a limited company (03277032). 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. 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). 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. Warwick District Council, Graham Leach, It would be great if you could do the consultation at https://ask.warwickshire.gov.uk/insights-service/a46-link-road-consultation/. Unless the Council hears from you we will proceed with the request on this basis. It would also serve thousands of new homes at the proposed controversial Kings Hill housing development near Stoneleigh and the Finham area of Coventry. Further information about your rights is available from the Information Commissioners Office (01625 545 700) or www.ico.org.uk, and on the District Councils website. (b) policies, plans and programmes relating to the environment; We provide commercial I note the at least in that regulation. Your authority appears to be represented on that group,. Digest - startxref 0000001534 00000 n Balsall Common history Exiting north from Balsall Common, the road becomes a dual carriageway. Coventry council highways manager Colin Stonehouse said in writing recently to a resident: No work is currently being undertaken on future phases of the A46 Link which would potentially connect through to the A452 or the A45., His colleague Richard Hall wrote in another letter: Even following delivery of phase 2 of the proposed A46 link road, the results of modelling undertaken appear to indicate a continuation of queuing and congestion on sections of the network with little prospect of further network expansion to mitigate the impact.. 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). Direct line: 01926 456123 stream If you are travelling by car, please remember that parking may be limited and so please always park considerately. There are far fewer lorries now than there used to be. Beyond the A46 junction, the A452 passes through Kenilworth and then on towards Balsall Common, although the signed route to Balsall curiously deviates from the official A452 at this point, instead directing drivers along the B4103 past Kenilworth Castle. For further information on public transport links to Balsall Common please contact Traveline West Midlands on 0871 200 22 33 or at www.travelinemidlands.co.uk. I am at a loss to understand how you can regard these documents particularly, and meeting minutes more generally, as not falling under the obligation to publish unrequested and spontaneously. The Stratford Observer is one of a group of local weekly newspapers spanning Worcestershire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands published by Bullivant Media Group - each newspaper providing all the latest local news, sport and advertising, in print and 247 on line. It forms part of the route from Dublin to Ballyshannon (Co. Donegal). Kind Regards Harpreet Dulay 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. As such, those focussed documents can be promptly published as an initial, preliminary and prompt component of your response to my request. If the District Council is able to provide you with the information you have requested, then you are entitled to receive it within 20 working days. 87A Coventry View In Website Mode. Your request is currently being considered. Balsall Common In addition, the passage of time further erodes the public interest arguments claimed in support of withholding information. 10 44 endstream endobj 11 0 obj <> endobj 12 0 obj <> endobj 13 0 obj <> endobj 14 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/XObject<>>> endobj 15 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 19 30 0 R] endobj 16 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 11 31 0 R] endobj 17 0 obj <>stream The Council has a draft response for this request ready to send to you however before the Council can respond it needs to check this with an officer who is on leave until next Monday. Links - Huge 2,500 homes plan at Kings Hill faces government call-in It is sufficient for you to provide a reference for that material. 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. I do apologise as you should have been notified that the reference number for this request is FOI/403/17. 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.