We couldnt load the mail server logs for this message. 0000577559 00000 n (d) the reports on the state of the environment referred to in paragraph 3; The new road is planned to link the A46 at Stoneleigh junction with Westwood Heath and could cost up to 100 million. The road into Leamington is signed as a primary route but most maps show it as non-primary. That information has given rise to the further article in the Coventry observer that is online at the following URL. EIR Regulation 4 states Purpose of Document This document sets out the current status for the A46 Link Road Programme. Thank you for your request for information on 12 July 2017. It sets an absolute minimum requirement for information to be published but indicates a requirement to additionally publish more widely defined environmental information. 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. Possible route for the A46 Link Road 50m wide dual carriageway from the A46 at Stoneleigh 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. The A452/A46 is thus the principal route between Leamington and Coventry. 4 0 obj trailer 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. View and download all of the public notices in the Stratford Observer. Like or follow our Facebook page - Democratic Services Manager and WhatDoTheyKnow also publishes and archives requests and responses, building a massive archive of information. Thank you for your EIR request which I acknowledge was received by the District Council on 10 July 2017. 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 8.5M I will consider the rest of your email and reply to you in due course. However, the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive is as follows: I felt it would be useful to provide you with an update on this request for information. CV32 5HZ 0000001842 00000 n (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. 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. 0000069833 00000 n Perhaps a review of the Councils publication strategy is required? 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. I note your comments with regard to Warwickshire County Council in respect of future publication under EIR Section 4. This runs until 13th February. (a)the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive; and The total budget for local A46 road building is 320,000,000 of which this phase 2 link road is about 70,000,000. I do not appear to have received your reference number for this request. 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. 0000578161 00000 n You don't have to answer any more questions than you want, and you can go forwards and backwards to see what it covers. 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. I do apologise as you should have been notified that the reference number for this request is FOI/403/17. 0000573679 00000 n 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. Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. If you are dissatisfied with the response from Warwick District Council, you are entitled to request an internal review. A 4 5 2 M 4 2 M 6 A 4 1 4 1 A340 0 A The Council has no further information for disclosure and it is mindful that at present the Information Commissioner is considering this case. They do not fall within article 7(2) of the Directive and the documents that do are available on WCC's website. The A452 continues as dual carriageway for a short while, but then exits with the dual carriageway section continuing as the A446 up to M6 motorway, junction 4. 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. 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. 0000568661 00000 n 0000002112 00000 n by Alderpoint Mon Jul 03, 2017 10:47, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited, SABRE - The Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts Please note that this request is also being submitted via the whatdotheyknow.com website where it will be publically accessible. 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. Nothing Unusual. Printed from https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/july_2017warwick_dcnew_road_ston on March 05, 2023 04:29. I would therefore ask that you clarify the information that you are seeking, and the period of time the information should cover. ------------------------------------------------------------ 0000414605 00000 n However, the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive is as follows: Firstly, it is the unnecessary destruction of the Green Belt. 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. b)facts and analyses of facts which the public authority considers relevant and important in framing major environmental policy proposals. These are personal notes used as an aid memoir as opposed to minutes (as I incorrectly stated in my previous email). In respect of Part 1 the Council has previously considered this request and subsequently disclosed information to you on this matter. 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. A new A46 Expressway connecting Stoneleigh with Solihull has gathered pace with work set to begin as early as next year. WARWICKSHIRE highways bosses are tightlipped over delays to a major new link road and junction improvement scheme for the county, Coventry and Solihull region amid residents protests. (a)progressively make the information available to the public by electronic means which are easily accessible; and Further delays have now hit the planned major upgrade of the nearby A46 Stoneleigh junction which had been due to start last summer. Your authority appears to be represented on that group,. WebThe A46 Strategic Link Road is a very exciting scheme both for Warwickshire and the wider sub-region. OnTheMarket < 14 days Marketed by Ginger - Shirley. I note your comments with regard to Warwickshire County Council in respect of future publication under EIR Section 4. 0000413524 00000 n 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 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. The passage of time further weakens the already dubious claimed engagement of the exemptions that have been previously claimed in this matter. The new road would later extend through Solihull borough towards the new HS2 interchange station, nearby NEC and the UK Central Bedrooms 2; Bathrooms 1; Our website is completely free for you to use but we may receive a commission from some of the companies we link to on the site. 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. Unless the Council hears from you we will proceed with the request on this basis. mySociety Thank you for your email and I apologise for the delay in coming back to you. (b) policies, plans and programmes relating to the environment; Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. 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. We can provide all of your printing needs at competitive rates. 0000576501 00000 n 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. [2][3] The road leading to J14 was originally part of the A41. Please note that this request is also being submitted via the whatdotheyknow.com website where it will be publically accessible. 4. Background Coventry City Council, Warwickshire County Council and Warwick District Council are 0000567257 00000 n This Northern Ireland or road transport-related article is a stub. 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. 0000574225 00000 n (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. 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.. It stretches 23.6 miles from Enniskillen to Belleek along the southwestern shoreline of Lower Lough Erne. 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. Established in 2008. I used to live in Balsall Common and when the new road was built to the east of the Kenilworth Road down to the Station it was said to be a bypass by stealth, but it's ended up just being a way to open up new land for development, and they have had to put up all sorts of humps to keep down the speed of boy racers using the largely quiet road. In summary we oppose the A46 Link Road in its current form for a number of reasons. Paul Thornton made this Freedom of Information request to Warwick District Council Let it snow. 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. 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. It is now expected to start this autumn with completion in 2022, and highways officers say funding is now in place. 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. 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. Printed from https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/cy/request/july_2017warwick_dcnew_road_ston on March 05, 2023 04:29. They want to widen some local junctions to handle higher levels of traffic. Balsall Common looks set to be swallowed up. 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. WebCroft, Pinewoods, Singers Piece, Spinningwheel Copse, Stewards Copse, The Shaw, Tortington Common, Winchers Copse, Threecorner Wood. Warwick District Council, Graham Leach, Otherwise, you have asked that I clarify the information requested, and the period of time that the information should cover. Similarly, the published information particularly lacks information about the route options that are being considered for phase 3 of the road proposal. It is the major link to the M6 motorway for both Leamington and Warwick in addition to serving as Leamington's link to the M40 motorway and to Coventry. (a)progressively make the information available to the public by electronic means which are easily accessible; and It is intended that a new major road will continue 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. Information, 3 0 obj After 1 April 2016. The notes were used in discussions when reports and plans were formulated. Milverton Hill Ht[$9D*jHz00f0,))^ 8.5M Catch up on your local news by reading our e-editions on the Stratford Observer. WebCONFIDENTIAL A46 LINK ROAD Progress and Key Issues February 2018 1. is a registered charity in England and Wales (1076346) (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). 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 would therefore ask that you clarify the information that you are seeking, and the period of time the information should cover. 53 0 obj <>stream 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. View as HTML. 0000567514 00000 n The group is identified as the A46 Central Area Working Group and includes representatives from several public authorities. Mr Graham Leach 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).