22 St Andrew Square, Hastings

Byron Charlton made this Freedom of Information request to Hastings Borough Council

The request was partially successful.

From: Byron Charlton

28 November 2010

Dear Hastings Borough Council,

Under Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to
have the following information concerning the flat I live in this
block.

1. Can you advise me what date Hastings Building Control gave its
consent to change the above commercial residence into private
residence.

2. Was Hastings Building Control aware that there is a large
refrigeration unit outside the now flat 3, 22 St Andrew Square?

3. Who is the owner of that refrigeration unit?

4. How many complaints were made with regards to this refrigeration
unit since Hastings Building Control gave its consent into private
residence?

5. Can you forward to me a copy of the document giving consent to
the change of usage of 22 St Andrew Square? If exemption are given,
please give exact reasons.

6. How often does Hastings Borough Council check the premises to
ensure compliance to planning permissions and use?

I look forward to hearing from you within the next 20 days as
prescribed under the FOIA.

Yours faithfully,

Byron Charlton

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From: Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council

28 November 2010

Thank you for contacting us.

We aim to respond to requests for information within 20 working days, in
accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.

If your request is for personal information your request will be dealt
with according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and the
timescale for response may be extended to 40 days.

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Hastings Borough Council
01424 451066
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From: Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council

14 December 2010

Dear Mr. Charlton,
I refer to your recent request for information from this Authority. Our
answers to your questions are below.
I trust we have interpreted your request correctly, and this is the
information you required.

You have a right to make a complaint to us if you are not happy with any
aspect of the way we have handled your request for information. Please
contact me in writing with details of any complaint you wish to make. I
will then arrange for your complaint to be dealt with through our usual
internal complaints process. If you are then still unhappy you may
complain to the Information Commissioner who will decide whether the
request has been handled properly. Please note that the Information
Commissioner cannot generally make a decision unless our complaints
process has first been exhausted. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at The Information Commissioners' Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely,

Kerry Wolfe
Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council
Telephone: 01424 451066
Start of Request for Information
Information relating to 22 St Andrews Square, Hastings:

- the date Hastings Building Control gave its consent to change the above
commercial residence into private residence.
No planning permission has been granted for the change of use of the
ground floor from commercial to residential
- whether Hastings Building Control was aware that there is a large
refrigeration unit outside the now flat 3, 22 St Andrew Square

No
- the owner of that refrigeration unit?
Information not held
- the number of complaints were made with regards to this refrigeration
unit since Hastings Building Control gave its consent into private
residence

Not applicable
- a copy of the document giving consent to the change of usage of 22 St
Andrew Square.
Not applicable
- how often does Hastings Borough Council check the premises to ensure
compliance to planning permissions and use
We will react to complaints received.

End of Request for Information
Please note:
This information is copyrighted to Hastings Borough Council and is
supplied for your personal use only. Except as permitted under the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the information supplied may not
be copied, distributed, published, or exploited for commercial purposes or
financial gain without the explicit written consent of Hastings Borough
Council.

We do not give permission for this information to be used for the purposes
of direct marketing.

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From: Byron Charlton

14 December 2010

Dear Information Officer,

I should be grateful if you can conduct an internal review to my
FOI requests.

The questions I asked are as follows:

1. Can you advise me what date Hastings Borough council gave it
consent to the change of 22 St Andrews Square from commercial
residence into private residence.

This information must be available as No. 22 are now six blocks of
flats plus commercial premises. The Council charges Council Tax on
all of the six flat plus commercial residence (named Londis).
Therefore the information is available. Please supply.

Question 2 and 3 - I will accept, however I am surprised that
Hastings Building Control were not aware of this unit, considering
it is a large unit and they were the authority that gave consent to
the whole building of 22 St Andrew Square between 2002 and 2007.

Question 4 - I will accept.

Question 5 - Again I know that Hastings Borough Control/Planning
Department would have this information. They were the authority
that granted change of use of the whole block of 22 St Andrews
Square in 2002 for the shop and in 2007 for block of flats. Again
please supply this information or provide me with an exemption
under the FOIA so that if this needs to go to the ICO this can be
investigated.

Question 6 - again I will have to accept this although I am
surprised that the Council do not investigate on their own
initiatives with regard to planning use of property from one type
of use to another.

I therefore require an Internal Review with regard to questions 1
and 5 as I believe there is information that Hastings Borough
Council can supply but are not willing to do so. I wonder why?

From information I have received. The Londis shop was granted a 15
year lease from 2002 and the individual flats were granted 125 year
lease from 2007. Therefore the Council would be in a position to
deal with this information.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely
Byron Charlton

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From: Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council

14 December 2010

Thank you for contacting us.

We aim to respond to requests for information within 20 working days, in
accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.

If your request is for personal information your request will be dealt
with according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and the
timescale for response may be extended to 40 days.

The Freedom of Information area on our website, [1]www.hastings.gov.uk,
can be accessed via a 'Quick Hit' direct link from the site's home page
and contains advice about how to make a request for information.

Information about all our services, including contact details, location,
and links to information published by services on the site, is available
in the A to Z of Services area which can also be accessed via a 'Quick
Hit' direct link from the site's home page.

Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council
01424 451066
[2]www.hastings.gov.uk

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From: Byron Charlton

16 December 2010

Dear Information Officer,

With reference to my request for an internal review of the
information you supplied to me please see attached the following
documentation which would assist you in locating the information I
require.

This document is in the public domain.

If you require further information please do not hesitate to
contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Byron Charlton

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From: Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council

16 December 2010

Thank you for contacting us.

We aim to respond to requests for information within 20 working days, in
accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.

If your request is for personal information your request will be dealt
with according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and the
timescale for response may be extended to 40 days.

The Freedom of Information area on our website, [1]www.hastings.gov.uk,
can be accessed via a 'Quick Hit' direct link from the site's home page
and contains advice about how to make a request for information.

Information about all our services, including contact details, location,
and links to information published by services on the site, is available
in the A to Z of Services area which can also be accessed via a 'Quick
Hit' direct link from the site's home page.

Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council
01424 451066
[2]www.hastings.gov.uk

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From: Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council

22 December 2010

Dear Mr. Charlton,

I refer to your complaint concerning our handling of the above request for
information.

Your complaint was dealt with under Stage 1 of our complaints process
([1]http://www.hastings.gov.uk/complaints/co...). I
have now completed my review and can confirm the following responses to
the elements of your request which were subject to complaint:

Information relating to 22 St Andrews Square, Hastings:

The date Hastings Building Control gave its consent to change the above
commercial residence into private residence.
Your complaint was that the information requested was not supplied.
Our original response was correct. No planning permission has been
granted for the change of use of the ground floor from commercial to
residential.

A copy of the document giving consent to the change of usage of 22 St
Andrew Square.
Your complaint was that the information requested was not supplied.
Our original response was correct. Since no planning permission has been
granted for the change of use of the ground floor from commercial to
residential, no such document is held.

Yours sincerely,

Kerry Wolfe
Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council
01424 451066
[2]www.hastings.gov.uk
[Hastings Borough Council request email]

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From: Byron Charlton

22 December 2010

Dear Information Officer,

Many thanks for getting back to me so promptly. However you still
havent responded to my 2 questions as originally stated:

1. Can you advise me what date Hastings Borough council gave it
consent to the change of 22 St Andrews Square from commercial
residence into private residence. The answer should involved the
whole of 22 St Andrews Square and not only the ground floor. Could
you please provide me with a response.

5. A copy of the document giving consent to the change of usage of
22 St Andrew Square. Again I requested a copy of the whole of 22 St
Andrew Square and not only the ground floor. Could you please
respond to this.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully
Byron Charlton

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From: Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council

22 December 2010

Thank you for contacting us.

We aim to respond to requests for information within 20 working days, in
accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.

If your request is for personal information your request will be dealt
with according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and the
timescale for response may be extended to 40 days.

The Freedom of Information area on our website, [1]www.hastings.gov.uk,
can be accessed via a 'Quick Hit' direct link from the site's home page
and contains advice about how to make a request for information.

Information about all our services, including contact details, location,
and links to information published by services on the site, is available
in the A to Z of Services area which can also be accessed via a 'Quick
Hit' direct link from the site's home page.

Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council
01424 451066
[2]www.hastings.gov.uk

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Byron Charlton left an annotation (22 December 2010)

With reference to my request for information and to advise and assist you as prescribed under Section 16 of the FOIA, please find the title number of 22 St Andrew Square and 6 Cornwallis Street HT11353. This would give you all the require information concerning my request.

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From: Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council

11 January 2011

Dear Mr. Charlton,

I refer to your complaint concerning our handling of the above request for
information.
Your complaint was that some of the information which you requested was
not communicated to you.
Your complaint was dealt with under Stage 1 of our complaints process
([1]http://www.hastings.gov.uk/complaints/co...). I
have now completed my review and can confirm the following responses to
the elements of your request which were subject to complaint:

Information relating to 22 St Andrews Square, Hastings:
The date Hastings Building Control gave its consent to change the above
commercial residence into private residence.
A copy of the document giving consent to the change of usage of 22 St
Andrew Square.

On 09 August 1988 application HS/FA/88/662 was granted permission with
conditions for the conversion of the upper floors of 22 St Andrews Square
to form a four bedroom maisonette. The ground floor of the property is
used for storage.

The information requested is publicly available information, and is held
on our planning files. As such it is information that is reasonably
accessible to the applicant and therefore exempt information under S21 of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. A guide to such information is
published on our website at
[2]http://www.hastings.gov.uk/foi/ps_guide..... Please contact our
Planning Services section on 01424 451090 or e-mail
[email address] to arrange to view planning files. 2 working
days' notice is required for such requests.

Details of charges that may be made for copies of information held are
published on our website at
[3]http://www.hastings.gov.uk/foi/ps_about.....

A copy of the Decision Notice for this application is also available on
the UKPlanning website [4]http://www.ukplanning.com under the reference
88/00662.

I trust this is the information you required.

Yours sincerely,

Kerry Wolfe
Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council
01424 451066
[5]www.hastings.gov.uk
[Hastings Borough Council request email]

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