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Mr Stephen Downes
SENT BY EMAIL / Contact: Ash Riaz

Our Ref: F/CRT/10003872
Date: 18 March 2015

Dear Mr Downes

Freedom of Information Request

Your request has been considered under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Specifically, you have requested the following information:

Please detail all proposals which have been put forward to the council with regards to construction traffic gaining access and egress to the site of the Westfield development site during the construction phase of the project.

If there is a document which explains how this will be handled, please share it. If the council is not in possession of such plans, has any council official or councillor requested these from the developers? If not, why not?

The Council confirms that it holds the information you have requested and states that the main construction access routes will be via Wellesley Road and Poplar Walk.

The attached document is a Chapter from the Environmental Statement submitted as part of the planning application regarding "Demolition, Construction and Refurbishment" which includes information on traffic during construction. The full Environmental Statement, including this Chapter, is available to the public on the on-line planning register:

http://publicaccess.croydon.gov.uk/online-applications/search.do;jsessionid=CFD5132F11FB29518BF110AEE4E21D1D?action=simple&searchType=Application

Please search using application reference 12/02542/P.

To further assist you, the Council states that the conditions of the planning permission require the developer to submit to the Council for its approval as local planning authority an Environmental Construction Management Plan and Construction Logistics Plan before commencing demolition or construction works on the site. These will further describe the vehicular routes and entry points to facilitate the scheme.

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act you may ask for an internal review. This should be submitted to us within 40 working days of this response. You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint by:

Email:

Writing: Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill House

7thFloor - Zone C

8 Mint Walk

Croydon CR0 1EA

Any requests received after the 40 working day time limit will be considered only at the discretion of the council.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Ash Riaz

Information Coordinator

Croydon Council