It then arrives at a major roundabout known as Stonebridge, where it crosses the A45 between Coventry and Birmingham. 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. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/j Clearly neither I, nor the regulations, require you to republish information that you or others have already published. It is sufficient for you to provide a reference for that material. ------------------------------------------------------------ is a registered charity in England and Wales (1076346) 0000576501 00000 n Otherwise, you have asked that I clarify the information requested, and the period of time that the information should cover. 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 new road would later extend through Solihull borough towards the new HS2 interchange station, nearby NEC and the UK Central by poshbakerloo Mon Jul 03, 2017 01:33, Post 0000413524 00000 n Thank you for your email of the 31st August. 0000567514 00000 n Get in on the action at Birmingham NEC. These meeting records confirm a deliberate strategy to keep information out of the public domain. We think option 1 (do nothing) is the least bad of what they offer, and we oppose the road building options as they will make the long-term traffic and environmental issues worse. Unwind in a lovely quiet area of the Midlands, then zip off and explore business and leisure destinations around Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry. Having left the main dual carriageway the A452 runs through Chelmsley Wood, right on the eastern edge of the Birmingham conurbation and then loops around the outside of Castle Bromwich, running parallel and adjacent to the M6 at that point. 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. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}542718N 74915W / 54.45495N 7.82085W / 54.45495; -7.82085. In respect of Part 2 attached is a copy of the information that can be disclosed to you, at this time. 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. 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 dual carriageway is close to oven-ready with the business case, traffic modeling and outline route developed, and funding anticipated. 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. 180 Balsall Common to Tanyard Farm. 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 services through our wholly owned subsidiary For example the cabinet report that is published on Warwickshire County Councils website. I also highlight that the lead authority on this matter is Warwickshire County Council, as the highway authority and not Warwick District Council. 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. 0000576381 00000 n Nothing Unusual. Direct line: 01926 456123 0000002064 00000 n This section provides you with information about HS2 works and developments in your area. 0000414605 00000 n This includes details relating to the proposed link road. There are other questions which you may want to respond to, for example the electric Very Light Rail could make a valuable contribution. The detailed design of roads and bridges are finished and has been sent out for pricing. Upto 1 April 2016. Deputy Monitoring Officer, Democratic Services, Warwick District Council, Riverside House, Warwick District Council, http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad. Protests are coming from Westwood Health Residents Association backed by Coventry Westwood Conservative opposition city councillors including David Skinner and Tim Mayer. 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. 0000412168 00000 n Once the Council has received this information and have confirmed that they understand the request we will process your request. The ICO guidance provides clear guidance that this is an acceptable approach for this Council where there information is already available. 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. Download 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. Clarification of the detailed route options under consideration has not been provided. It forms part of the route from Dublin to Ballyshannon (Co. Donegal). You don't have to answer any more questions than you want, and you can go forwards and backwards to see what it covers. Your request is currently being considered. 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. 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. Similarly, the published information particularly lacks information about the route options that are being considered for phase 3 of the road proposal. 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. I am also aware that you have received a request from a constituent for an update on the A46 Stoneleigh Junction. CV32 5HZ At the end there is a question which lets you support an "other" option. View and download all of the public notices in the Stratford Observer. The following ideas should be developed: The university and businesses should work together with the councils to reduce car use. The Council has interpreted your email as follows: 233 Solihull to Kenilworth. The scheme is programmed for a construction start in Spring 2020, with completion due in Autumn 2021. This programme is subject to securing the final funding approvals from the Department for Transport, and the final technical design approvals from Highways England. 0121 721 8731. View as HTML. (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; 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. Contact us if you think it should be reopened. <]/Prev 596674>> Thank you for your EIR request which I acknowledge was received by the District Council on 10 July 2017. When the A46 Stoneleigh Junction Improvement scheme was first announced in June 2017, it was scheduled to be completed by this year. 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. Milverton Hill, Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 5HZ. 2 0 obj to get daily news updates straight to your news feed. Links - Spacious four bedroom detached family home. It is the major link to the M6 motorway for both Leamington and Warwick in addition to serving as Leamington's link A further 1,500 homes could be added in a second phase. b)facts and analyses of facts which the public authority considers relevant and important in framing major environmental policy proposals. (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 study of British and Irish roads - their construction, numbering, history, mapping, past and future official roads proposals and general roads musings. Indeed, the Haseley Knob bypass is a good thrash if you can catch it empty. In addition, the passage of time further erodes the public interest arguments claimed in support of withholding information. Riverside House 0000414553 00000 n Now county highways bosses say design proposals will go to public consultation early next year. Demand management using parking charges & availability. The 87A bus line (Coventry) has 2 routes. CV32 5HZ In Ballyshannon the N15 heading northwards connects with Donegal Town. 0000001176 00000 n In Enniskillen the A46 connects with the following roads including the A4, A32 and the A509 road.. 3 0 obj 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. 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. 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. WVVAOamajH1^:rov7O#dVBx4sC,#'+@QS4@n5o|R5| 6S^(!i)cBdY>0"ZpdA\J XDN+Pr^D1J^s#;A"8PmRa5BP.birqhFhj`,?&$97 (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. Your donations keep this site and others like it running. Value 4.4. 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 (4) The information under paragraph (1) shall include at least The A46 road leaves Yours sincerely, Graham Leach This scheme is being led by Warwickshire, but as noted above it does form part of the Coventry South Transport Package. 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. We couldnt load the mail server logs for this message. 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. 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. WhatDoTheyKnow also publishes and archives requests and responses, building a massive archive of 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. Thank you for your email of the 31st August. which is to consider the approval of the Warwick District Local Plan. The Council has identified a number of documents to be released to you that fall within the remit of this request. It includes the key data, progress and issues for each phase of the programme. I will consider the rest of your email and reply to you in due course. That information should be readily to hand and easily identified. Royal Leamington Spa Solihull will be home to the new HS2 Interchange WebThe A452 is a road in England, which runs from Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire to Brownhills in the West Midlands. 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. 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. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/j Clearly neither I, nor the regulations, require you to republish information that you or others have already published. In respect of Part 1 the Council has previously considered this request and subsequently disclosed information to you on this matter. 4. 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. 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. by SteveA30 Wed Apr 04, 2012 19:28, Post 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. Websites - 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). These meeting records confirm a deliberate strategy to keep information out of the public domain. Your request is currently being considered. Some preparatory works were completed earlier in 2019, and further early environmental works are programmed for early 2020. Other statutory approvals for the scheme, such as planning approval and Side Road Orders, have been secured, whilst the construction contract is currently out to tender., He adds the strategy includes: An extension of the above new road to link to UK Central at Solihull either via a route directly onto the A45 or A452 (referred to as A46 Link Road Phase 3).. Mr Graham Leach Yours sincerely, Graham Leach Corporate Support Team <> The ICO guidance provides clear guidance that this is an acceptable approach for this Council where there information is already available. WebThere 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. However, the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive is as follows: %PDF-1.4 % Medical records from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, show rising admissions for chest and respiratory illness while local air quality has worsened.. I note the at least in that regulation. 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. Paul Thornton made this Rhyddid Gwybodaeth request to Warwick District Council S ?W00pMbeF\\0 3|NN`qF6 % by Truvelo Mon Apr 09, 2012 13:55, Post 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. Firstly, it is the unnecessary destruction of the Green Belt. Warwick District Council, Graham Leach, Councillor Jeff Clarke, portfolio holder for transport, told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire that such major projects take time. mySociety It is sufficient for you to provide a reference for that material. 0.5 miles Berkswell; 2.4 miles Tile Hill; Listed on 11th Oct 2022; Call. View as HTML. 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. Published and promoted by Marcia Watson on behalf of the Green Party, both at c/o 6 Waverley Rd, Leamington Spa, CV31 2DF. I do not appear to have received your reference number for this 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. Website: www.warwickdc.gov.uk, Dear Dr Thornton, 0000573194 00000 n 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.. 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. The A452 is a road in England, which runs from Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire to Brownhills in the West Midlands. 0000580030 00000 n I have reviewed the request and it seems clear on both counts. (a)progressively make the information available to the public by electronic means which are easily accessible; and That information has given rise to the further article in the Coventry observer that is online at the following URL. by Jonathan B4027 Wed Apr 04, 2012 20:19, Post Order takeaway and delivery at Bengal Brasserie, Balsall Common with Tripadvisor: See 351 unbiased reviews of Bengal Brasserie, ranked #3 on Tripadvisor among 13 restaurants in Balsall Common. After 1 April 2016. 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. I am concerned that you do not intend to place the meeting minutes that you provided to me on the WDC website. A site to help anyone submit a Freedom of Information 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. 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. to get daily news updates straight to your news feed. SocietyWorks Ltd Your authority appears to be represented on that group,. 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 would therefore ask that you clarify the information that you are seeking, and the period of time the information should cover. We can provide all of your printing needs at competitive rates. It would also serve thousands of new homes at the proposed controversial Kings Hill housing development near Stoneleigh and the Finham area of Coventry. The new road is planned to link the A46 at Stoneleigh junction with Westwood Heath and could cost up to 100 million. 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. <>>> 233 Kenilworth to Solihull. If you do not agree with this he should raise your concerns with the Information Commissioner. 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. Balsall Common looks set to be swallowed up. The Dutch have shown that good cycle routes work for lots of shorter trips. The notes were used in discussions when reports and plans were formulated. After 1 April 2016. services through our wholly owned subsidiary Thank you for your request for information on 12 July 2017. 0000567257 00000 n 0000257102 00000 n 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 Your authority appears to be represented on that group,. 0000190364 00000 n 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. 87A Coventry View In Website Mode. The information may be held independently by the authority or will be included in communications to or from other public agencies.. 0000567416 00000 n 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. facebook.com/StratObserver 0000577559 00000 n The A46 is a road in County Fermanagh, in Northern Ireland. 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. 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. The Highways England technical approval process has started and ecological works to protect the environment and minimise the impact of the scheme have been carried out. I can confirm that a concurrent request has also been again submitted to them. Warwick District Council, Download a zip file of all correspondence, http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/a46linkroad. (a)the information referred to in Article 7(2) of the Directive; and Upto 1 April 2016. (d) the reports on the state of the environment referred to in paragraph 3; 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. 0000414038 00000 n Not to scale. EIR Regulation 4 states Warwick District Council. Any complaints will be dealt with under the Councils corporate complaints procedure. In respect of Part 2 attached is a copy of the information that can be disclosed to you, at this time. 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. 0000574101 00000 n Thank you for your email and I apologise for the delay in coming back to you. Despite WCC & WDC declaring that we face a climate emergency there is no consideration of this in any part of the proposal. I felt it would be useful to provide you with an update on this request for information. Established in 2008. 53 0 obj <>stream 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! He adds: Kings Hill is just one area of Green belt around Coventry where owners are proposing sizeable developments, which will have devastating cumulative effects on the road network and on air quality both locally and in the city centre and adjoining major roads. WebIn summary we oppose the A46 Link Road in its current form for a number of reasons. 0000413010 00000 n Warwick District Council has now considered your request for information. The county council has so far failed to respond to our questions seeking explanation for the projects apparent delays. It sets an absolute minimum requirement for information to be published but indicates a requirement to additionally publish more widely defined environmental information. 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. The Council has no further information for disclosure and it is mindful that at present the Information Commissioner is considering this case. I will consider the rest of your email and reply to you in due course. In addition, the passage of time further erodes the public interest arguments claimed in support of withholding information. Paul Thornton made this Freedom of Information request to Warwick District Council 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. 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. Corporate Support Team Assistant ", Has part of this alignment been built as the S2 distributor. WebWhen the A46 Stoneleigh Junction Improvement scheme was first announced in June 2017, it was scheduled to be completed by this year. Thank you for your request for information on 12 July 2017. Deputy Monitoring Officer, Democratic Services, Warwick District Council, Riverside House, Warwick District Council. Unless the Council hears from you we will proceed with the request on this basis. 0 hb``d``b*`bii HP"EWx5K0;{Fn0|a`t8@s <> 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. Our goal is to reduce car traffic, not increase it. endobj Kind Regards Harpreet Dulay I look forward to your substantive reply. Perhaps a review of the Councils publication strategy is required? Warwick District Council has considered this request and would appreciate clarification from you to enable it to respond to you accurately. For example the cabinet report that is published on Warwickshire County Councils website. Mr Seddons email states: As referred to at the recent city council meeting, there will be consultation on the design options for the A46 strategic link road early in 2020. This will include consideration of how the link road might interact with the local road network, and the identification of those parts of the local road network, within both Coventry and Warwickshire, where improvements might be required as part of the link road scheme. 0000568297 00000 n 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. xref The Council has no further information for disclosure and it is mindful that at present the Information Commissioner is considering this case. A site to help anyone submit a Freedom of Information request. 2. Buy photos online from the Stratford Observer newspaper. 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. Thank you for your reply of the 21st July 2017 in respect of my enquiry that is on line at the following URL. Printed from https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/cy/request/july_2017warwick_dcnew_road_ston on March 05, 2023 04:29.
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