Freedom of information (FOI) releases from Herefordshire Council

This is a disclosure log of Herefordshire Council's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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  1. Saltmarshe Castle Clubhouse, Saltmarshe Castle Park, Stourport Road, Bromyard, HR7 4PN

    Please could you confirm who the premises licence holder is for the above premises whether current or pending.

    Could you also confirm whether they hold a Gaming Machine Notification, Gaming Machine Permit or a Club Gaming/Machine Permit in the same name. If there is a permit, could you also confirm the number of machines and category of machines covered and when the annual fee is due.

    Published: 7 July 2023

  2. Please also confirm when the level of groundwater contamination identified in consultancy reports was last tested.

    Please confirm whether and which farms are currently not allowed to use any boreholes, in addition to the site neighbour who is disallowed by Hereford council official communication.

    Published: 5 July 2023

  3. We are supporting the Church Commissioner's on the Three Elms Northern Quarter development and are investigating a broken drainage pipe which runs on to their land, believed to be from the Beech Business Park.

    Please could we request through a freedom of information request for any drainage designs or records you hold from the Beech Business Park off of Tillington Road in Hereford. This will help us in our investigation to understand the drainage network.

    Published: 5 July 2023

  4. King Charles (69137) 13 Broad Street, Ross On Wye HR9 7EA

    Please could you confirm if the premises licence holder is still Marstons PLC for the above premises.

    If not, could you tell me who the new premises Licence Holder is please?

    Could you also confirm If there is a permit notification in place for this new premise licence holder. If there is a permit, could you also confirm the number of machines and category of machines covered and when the annual fee is due.

    Published: 4 July 2023

  5. Please can you provide any information your council holds regarding the below questions on level crossings.

    1. Permanent closures of level crossings

    1a. Please provide a list of the annual numbers of level crossings, over which there is a public right of way, that have been closed permanently since 2009.

    1b. Please provide location details for each of these closures by way of right of way number and parish or grid reference.

    1c. For each permanent closure, please indicate whether a diversion has been put in place which is free of vehicular traffic.

    2. Temporary closures of level crossings

    2a. Please provide a list of the annual numbers of level crossings, over which there is a public right of way, that have been closed temporarily since 2009 by a Traffic Regulation Order under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

    2b. Please indicate which of these closures have been in place on a rolling basis i.e. repeated application of order for the same crossing.

    2c. Please provide location details for each of these closures by way of right of way number and parish or grid reference.

    2d. For each temporary closure, please indicate whether a diversion has been put in place which is free of vehicular traffic.

    3. Fatalities

    3a. Please provide a list of the annual numbers of level crossings, over which there is a public right of way, where a pedestrian fatality has occurred since 2009 - excluding those fatalities which were attributed to suicide or suspected suicide.

    3b. In responding to the above, please provide relevant location details by way of right of way number and parish or grid reference.

    Published: 3 July 2023

  6. Which glyphosate-based herbicides are currently used by or on behalf of the council on Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) that are owned by, managed by, or under the control of the council.

    Please can you provide the data for the most recent 12-month period for which the information is available?

    Please can you also specify the amount and brand of each glyphosate-based herbicide in question, as well as the size of the area over which they are used?

    Published: 3 July 2023

  7. 1. How many individual children (not placements) were placed into mainstream foster care by the LA over the past 12 months (or the most recent 12-month period that you're able to process)?

    2. Of those, please confirm how many individual children (not placements) were placed with foster carers of independent fostering agencies.

    3. What is the minimum, maximum and average agency fee you have given to IFAs for individual children (not placements) placed as 'standard' placements?

    4. What is the minimum, maximum and average agency fee you have given to IFAs for individual children (not placements) placed as 'enhanced' placements (including step-down, remand and children with disabilities)?

    5. What is the minimum, maximum and average agency fee you have given to IFAs for parent and child placements (placement fee, not for individuals)?

    6. Of all individual children (not placements) placed in the 12-month period, please break down the numbers by ethnicity (categories you record)

    7. And also by religion

    Published: 3 July 2023

  8. Please can you provide me with the following information for the most recent complete

    fiscal year:

    · Total number of temporary workers engaged by your organisation, broken down

    by job role, if possible.

    · Total annual expenditure on temporary workers, including a breakdown of costs

    by Job role, if possible.

    - Agency with the highest spend, including a breakdown of costs

    by Job role, if possible.

    Published: 30 June 2023

  9. Information relating to legal challenges to Planning permission P192711/F

    I would like the following limited information:-

    1) How much has it cost Herefordshire Council in total to successfully defend their decision in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court?

    2) Did the claimant obtain a Protective Costs Order and, if so, what were the costs limited to?

    3) Have the Council been awarded the full costs of defending these unsuccessful legal challenges?

    If not, what have the costs been limited to?

    4) Have the Council now reclaimed their costs or does it cost so much to reclaim that they are "written off"?

    Published: 30 June 2023

  10. Herefordshire Council has a new administration committed to the Hereford bypass.

    Please let me have:

    (1) The total cost of the bypass proposal at the time it was originally agreed by the Council and

    (2) Please let me have the full scientific analysis of the embodied carbon of the proposed Hereford Bypass. Embodied carbon (CO2e) is the total carbon content of materials (cement, concrete, steel, tarmac plus the fuel used in all construction activity).

    Published: 29 June 2023