Our Ref: FOI/Dir36023/TDB

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Date: 4^th August 2009

Matt White

[FOI #15465 email]

Dear Sir

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

I refer to your e-mail dated 29^th July 2009 requesting information under the above Act regarding planning applications featuring a change of use from A1 (shop). Scotland do not have an A1 Class however I enclose an excel spreadsheet showing 56 applications that were for a change of use of shops (Class 1) and trust this is what you are after. Of the 56 there were two retrospective applications. Points 3 and 4 are a nil return.

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Yours faithfully,

pp Peter Collins

Executive Director of Environment

c.c. Shelley Neville