I also highlight that the lead authority on this matter is Warwickshire County Council, as the highway authority and not Warwick District Council. The scheme consists of three phases: Phase 1 of the A46 Link Road is a stand-alone junction improvement at Stoneleigh Junction; Download Buy photos online from the Stratford Observer newspaper. (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. 0000573679 00000 n That information has given rise to the further article in the Coventry observer that is online at the following URL. It includes the key data, progress and issues for each phase of the programme. 0000578261 00000 n We can provide all of your printing needs at competitive rates. 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. I can confirm that a concurrent request has also been again submitted to them. WebStation Road, Balsall Common, Coventry CV7 0.4 miles Berkswell 2.2 miles Tile Hill Listed on 23rd Feb 2023 Available from 10th Mar 2023 premium 795 pcm 183 pw 2 1 1 2 bed flat to rent Cameo Court, Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common CV7 0.4 miles Berkswell 2.2 miles Tile Hill Available Now New Listing Listed on 22nd Feb 2023 Available immediately 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. (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. endobj It sets an absolute minimum requirement for information to be published but indicates a requirement to additionally publish more widely defined environmental information. It is sufficient for you to provide a reference for that material. 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. WebThe A46 Strategic Link Road is a very exciting scheme both for Warwickshire and the wider sub-region. A site to help anyone submit a Freedom of Information request. Run by Volunteers and powered by Alaveteli. 8.5M I felt it would be useful to provide you with an update on this request for information. Receive a weekly update to your inbox by signing up to our weekly newsletter. by SteveA30 Wed Apr 04, 2012 19:28, Post The information may be held independently by the authority or will be included in communications to or from other public agencies.. b)facts and analyses of facts which the public authority considers relevant and important in framing major environmental policy proposals. Information, The study of British and Irish roads - their construction, numbering, history, mapping, past and future official roads proposals and general roads musings. 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. Solihull will be home to the new HS2 Interchange 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. Warwick District Council has considered this request and would appreciate clarification from you to enable it to respond to you accurately. 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. by gazzaman28 Mon Apr 09, 2012 13:17, Post Help. You're an anonymous hero, It appears that 100,000 houses will be built between Solihull and Coventry as part of HS2 meaning there will be a continuous urban area between Wolverhampton and Coventry. WebA key aim of the development of the Link Road proposal is to improve the traffic flows on the A45 through Coventry, there are also benefits to be gained by the residents and businesses within Kenilworth through the provision of an alternative route to the A46 and to and from the south of Coventry. Thank you for your email of the 31st August. trailer EIR Regulation 4 states 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. Contact us if you think it should be reopened. The Council has no further information for disclosure and it is mindful that at present the Information Commissioner is considering this case. *Please do not print this email unless you really need to. (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. 0000413524 00000 n I do not appear to have received your reference number for this request. As previously agreed via email with you the Council has considered your request in two parts: (4) The information under paragraph (1) shall include at least Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. 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. 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. (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; 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. The A46 is a road in County Fermanagh, in Northern Ireland. Solihull is at the heart of the new high-speed railway network, and will pass through the Balsall Common, Berkswell, Hampton in Arden, Bickenhill and Chelmsley Wood areas of Solihull. In Enniskillen the A46 connects with the following roads including the A4, A32 and the A509 road.. (e) data or summaries of data derived from the monitoring of activities affecting, or likely to affect, the environment; Now county highways bosses say design proposals will go to public consultation early next year. 2. The passage of time further weakens the already dubious claimed engagement of the exemptions that have been previously claimed in this matter. Nothing Unusual. 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. It is the major link to the M6 motorway for both Leamington and Warwick in addition to serving as Leamington's link 0000576501 00000 n Therefore the Council intend to reply you by no later than next Thursday 7 September 2017. Photo Gallery - After 1 April 2016. Any complaints will be dealt with under the Councils corporate complaints procedure. The A46 road runs along the Ballyshannon Road which has a park on the left called Brooke Park and The Round O. Portora Royal School is on a drumlin to the right of the road continues northwesterly leaving the Enniskillen at Silverhill before heading into the countryside of the Ulster Lakeland, with farms and golf courses and woodland and glimpses of Lower Lough Erne. It would be great if you could do the consultation at https://ask.warwickshire.gov.uk/insights-service/a46-link-road-consultation/. 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. Save. 0000069833 00000 n <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 595.44 841.92] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Perhaps a review of the Councils publication strategy is required? 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. They are highlighting a flawed report by consultants ARUP, which forecast even more traffic at main A45 and A46 islands yet concluded the highways network could cope. I would therefore ask that you clarify the information that you are seeking, and the period of time the information should cover. 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. Firstly, it is the unnecessary destruction of the Green Belt. by Truvelo Wed Apr 04, 2012 17:01, Post 4.(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a public authority shall in respect of environmental information that it holds 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. 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. 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. The road into Leamington is signed as a primary route but most maps show it as non-primary. 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 Corporate Support Team Assistant The ICO guidance provides clear guidance that this is an acceptable approach for this Council where there information is already available. (e) data or summaries of data derived from the monitoring of activities affecting, or likely to affect, the environment; 9 posts Page 1 of 1 Return to British and Irish Roads Jump to After running up the western edge of the town centre, the road crosses the A425 and then heads north. 0000573194 00000 n 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. endobj Otherwise, you have asked that I clarify the information requested, and the period of time that the information should cover. (a)the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive; and 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. This request has been closed to new correspondence. 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 along nearer to Belleek the opposite shore has the mountains of County Donegal in view whilst the road is below some of the County Fermanagh mountains. Warwick District Council has now considered your request for information. Published and promoted by Marcia Watson on behalf of the Green Party, both at c/o 6 Waverley Rd, Leamington Spa, CV31 2DF. services through our wholly owned subsidiary I note your comments with regard to Warwickshire County Council in respect of future publication under EIR Section 4. 0000579693 00000 n Background Coventry City Council, Warwickshire County Council and Warwick District Council are At the end there is a question which lets you support an "other" option. Warwick District Council, http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad. and a limited company (03277032). 0000578161 00000 n Unwind in a lovely quiet area of the Midlands, then zip off and explore business and leisure destinations around Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry. Clarification of the detailed route options under consideration has not been provided. 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. WVVAOamajH1^:rov7O#dVBx4sC,#'+@QS4@n5o|R5| 6S^(!i)cBdY>0"ZpdA\J XDN+Pr^D1J^s#;A"8PmRa5BP.birqhFhj`,?&$97 Therefore the District Council at this time awaits the decision of the Information Commissioner on this aspect. The group is identified as the A46 Central Area Working Group and includes representatives from several public authorities. CV32 5HZ They would be of no assistance to the public if published on the website as they would be out of context and would appear just as a list of words. Are you the owner of any commercial copyright on this page? The ICO guidance provides clear guidance that this is an acceptable approach for this Council where there information is already available. (1) All information held by the Council regarding the proposal for the A46 Stoneleigh junction to be enlarged to create an interchange roundabout with two bridges over the A46., along with the proposed new major road from there to Warwick University and from there continue to join the A452 Balsall Common road passing along the route of HS2 to form a road link to the NEC and Birmingham Airport. Balsall Common looks set to be swallowed up. Yours sincerely Graham Leach The Department for Transport (DfT) has been approved the Side Road and Slip Road Orders. There are far fewer lorries now than there used to be. *Please do not print this email unless you really need to. If you are dissatisfied with the response from Warwick District Council, you are entitled to request an internal review. The Council has identified a number of documents to be released to you that fall within the remit of this request. Value 4.4. Corporate Support Team This request has been closed to new correspondence. y_z}tMr/g}_}Jml+i__;m2:s\;`L}7_Wo]GW.]{w+gD05o;fRF&i9v?FXl~] Lkv}Ali.LYSai"(._C+DtF\9qNJiWmVhjQE,-l}S#g6Qa|I'Uz5u9@Id"R$i}6JrR>Hb!oqXg>EZ}t_$i}EWouxA*wt+q\Fji2M*1_t$zI?V}GNM6@RX9I\A}\2VBd\|,>PBe1>&W6lrrQ)4nt3R1. 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. (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; 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. EIR Regulation 4 states Websites - 0000568196 00000 n Website +44 1676 by Jonathan B4027 Wed Apr 04, 2012 20:19, Post Thank you for your EIR request which I acknowledge was received by the District Council on 10 July 2017. 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.. There are extensive bus links from the Warwick University Bus Station. Please note that this request is also being submitted via the whatdotheyknow.com website where it will be publically accessible. Milverton Hill, Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 5HZ. 0000574225 00000 n 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. The proposals, which have caused alarm locally, are part of the A46 link road a three- stage scheme being overseen by Coventry City Council, Warwickshire County Council and Warwick District Council. 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. (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). The Council has interpreted your email as follows: Webfirst phase of the A46 Link Road Project. I look forward to your substantive reply. 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. is a registered charity in England and Wales (1076346) 3. 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 We couldnt load the mail server logs for this message. In addition, the passage of time further erodes the public interest arguments claimed in support of withholding information. 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. However, information released after a request under EIR Section 5 is unequivocally Environmental Information. I have also been unable to disclose a further selection information by virtue of Environmental information Regulation 12(4)(d) in that this information held by Warwick District Council is Material in the course of completion, unfinished documents and incomplete data. 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. As such, those focussed documents can be promptly published as an initial, preliminary and prompt component of your response to my request. The information may be held independently by the authority or will be included in communications to or from other public agencies.. I can confirm that a concurrent request has also been again submitted to them. 0000567514 00000 n 0.5 miles Berkswell; 2.4 miles Tile Hill; Listed on 11th Oct 2022; Call. It is now expected to start this autumn with completion in 2022, and highways officers say funding is now in place. In summary we oppose the A46 Link Road in its current form for a number of reasons. If you are travelling by car, please remember that parking may be limited and so please always park considerately. In respect of Part 1 the Council has previously considered this request and subsequently disclosed information to you on this matter. It was part of housing targets for around 30,000 more homes for Coventry in the next decade and nationally driven population growth forecasts. Sir Andrew states planners had mysteriously assumed historic 15 per cent shifts to cycling and public transport from car travel, despite the contradictory evidence of the last two decades. Democratic Services Manager and The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Englands Warwickshire branch and the Keep Our Green Belt Green protest group are now lobbying politicians. 0000412168 00000 n xref In addition, the passage of time further erodes the public interest arguments claimed in support of withholding information. Donate and support our work. Download 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. (a) texts of international treaties, conventions or agreements, and of Community, national, regional or local legislation, on the environment or relating to it; http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad Your donations keep this site and others like it running. So, every contribution will count. services through our wholly owned subsidiary 0000414605 00000 n As such it should usually be properly published along with other environmental information that is published spontaneously and unrequested under EIR Section 4. 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. There is an active Facebook group for residents with 475 members. Deputy Monitoring Officer Ai chi yw perchennog unrhyw hawlfraint masnachol ar y dudalen hon? View and download all of the public notices in the Stratford Observer. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Commuters are familiar with long tail-backs in rush-hour at the A46 Island at Kenilworth, through Stoneleigh, the A45/A46 Stivichall junction, and beyond to Tollbar Island and A45 Kenpas Highway. Upto 1 April 2016. 4 0 obj 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. Kind Regards Harpreet Dulay Milverton Hill I am concerned that you do not intend to place the meeting minutes that you provided to me on the WDC website. Society - Source: Ordnance Survey base map/DEFRA Magic Map application Figure 1: The preferred route This map is a diagrammatic representation. <]/Prev 596674>> 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. 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). 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. Yours sincerely, Graham Leach Similarly, the published information particularly lacks information about the route options that are being considered for phase 3 of the road proposal. Paul Thornton made this Freedom of Information request to Warwick District Council Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. We provide commercial 0000001176 00000 n Despite WCC & WDC declaring that we face a climate emergency there is no consideration of this in any part of the proposal. 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. Firstly, it is the unnecessary destruction of the Green Belt. (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. (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. 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. Warwick District Council If you do not agree with this he should raise your concerns with the Information Commissioner. Direct line: 01926 456123 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/j Clearly neither I, nor the regulations, require you to republish information that you or others have already published. 10 0 obj <> endobj <> The passage of time further weakens the already dubious claimed engagement of the exemptions that have been previously claimed in this matter. 0000568661 00000 n I felt it would be useful to provide you with an update on this request for information. The total budget for local A46 road building is 320,000,000 of which this phase 2 link road is about 70,000,000. 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. 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.. Otherwise, you have asked that I clarify the information requested, and the period of time that the information should cover. The A452 is a road in England, which runs from Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire to Brownhills in the West Midlands. The notes were used in discussions when reports and plans were formulated. The Committee on Climate Change say the way forward is to invest in active travel and public transport and other measures to reduce car travel demand. Demand management using parking charges & availability. Not to scale. 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 entire scheme is dependent on that information so options must have been considered and that information must be held. Digest - ", Has part of this alignment been built as the S2 distributor. The county council has so far failed to respond to our questions seeking explanation for the projects apparent delays. There are similar hotels available. In respect of Part 1 the Council has previously considered this request and subsequently disclosed information to you on this matter. by Truvelo Mon Apr 09, 2012 13:55, Post It sets an absolute minimum requirement for information to be published but indicates a requirement to additionally publish more widely defined environmental information. 0000574101 00000 n 0000002160 00000 n Thank you for your reply of the 21st July 2017 in respect of my enquiry that is on line at the following URL. For example the cabinet report that is published on Warwickshire County Councils website. I do apologise as you should have been notified that the reference number for this request is FOI/403/17. Riverside House facebook.com/StratObserver Thank you for your email of the 31st August. 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. I will consider the rest of your email and reply to you in due course. I do not appear to have received your reference number for this request. It is intended that a new major road will continue from there to Warwick University and from there continue to join the A452 Congestion next to Dalehouse Lane and A46 Stoneleigh Junction. I note the at least in that regulation. It forms part of the route from Dublin to Ballyshannon (Co. Donegal).
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