East West Railway Company Ltd v Information Commissioner & Anor

First-tier Tribunal General Regulatory Chamber Information Rights Heard by: determination on the papers Heard on: 5 June 2023 Decision Given On: 05 October 2023 B e f o r e :

TRIBUNAL JUDGE STEPHEN ROPER TRIBUNAL MEMBER EMMA YATES TRIBUNAL MEMBER DAVE SIVERS ____________________

" Request 1: EWR is asked to provide the information constituting the 'high-level environmental appraisal' of the nine Route Alignment Options and the proposed northern approach.

Request 2: Insofar as it is not covered by request 1, EWR is asked to provide the information upon which it relies in concluding that it is 'confident' that the detailed design for the southern approach can mitigate any impacts on the Wimpole and Eversden Woods SAC. Such information is to include the impacts identified and the mitigations considered.

Request 3: EWR is asked to provide the information constituting the 'operational analysis' on which it relies in concluding that the northern approach proposed in appendix F of the Second Consultation Document would require the provision of a four- track railway in section NA2.