FOI release

Request for an update to your public rights of way data

This request was refused in full, so we didn't provide the information the requester asked for. This may include information where we can neither confirm nor deny that we hold it.

Case reference EIR2024/01356

Received 8 August 2024

Published 28 August 2024

Request

In November 2012 you sent me MapInfo files that has the details of your public rights of way. You provided updates in January 2014, July 2018, October 2019 and November 2020. The latter had reference EIR IAT 21489.

I would be grateful if you would provide me with the latest version of your public rights of way data.

I would like this information to be provided to me as an electronic copy, preferably as an ESRI shapefile or MapInfo files and I would prefer these files to be bundled into a zip file.

Previously, you have released the data with the Open Government Licence version 3.0 which is described at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

If you are happy to do this again, please can you email me to say that the data that you send me is released with OGL v3.0.

Response

In November 2012 you sent me MapInfo files that has the details of your public rights of way.  You provided updates in January 2014, July 2018, October 2019 and November 2020. The latter had reference EIR IAT 21489.

I would be grateful if you would provide me with the latest version of your public rights of way data.

I would like this information to be provided to me as an electronic copy, preferably as an ESRI shapefile or MapInfo files and I would prefer these files to be bundled into a zip file.

Previously, you have released the data with the Open Government Licence version 3.0 which is described at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

If you are happy to do this again, please can you email me to say that the data that you send me is released with OGL v3.0.

Answer: The Service Area have advised that they do not use the Open Government Licence and have suggested the historic data you refer to in your request may have come from our contractor Balfour Beatty. The information you have requested is publically available and published on Herefordshire Council’s website and can be viewed via the following link:

Highways and public rights of way map – Herefordshire Council

As such we consider this information to be excepted under Regulation 6 of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 because this is available to you via other means.

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