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Date: 19 August 2009
My Ref: FOI/2009/0408/CLO
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Contact: Victoria Tudor
Direct dial: 01934 634825
Mr Matt White
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Dear Mr White
Freedom of Information Act (2000) - Request for Information
I write following our acknowledgement letter, dated 5 August 2009. Please find below our response to your Freedom of Information request:
I believe you are an authority with planning responsibilities (according to http://www.theplanningdirectory.co.uk/au...), apologies if this is not the case.
Can you please let me know the following relating to planning applications featuring a change of use from A1 (shop), under theTown and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987.
In the last 5 years:
1) How many planning applications have you received featuring a change of use from A1? - 49. The numbers only refer to where A1 is specifically referred to in the description.
2) Of those applications in 1, how many of these were retrospective? - 3
3) How many planning applications have you received from Starbucks (or their representatives) featuring a change of use from A1? - 0 - Please note we do not hold details of Starbucks representatives.
4) Of those applications in 3, how many of these were retrospective? - 0
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