Response to FOI request 'All information related to planning application 06/01862/FUL'
Smithson, Galina
Wakefield City Council
14 May 2008
Dear (Name withheld)
Freedom of Information request
I am writing in respect of your request for information relating to correspondence and documentation pertaining to planning application 06/01862/FUL and the related subsequent application 07/03108/FUL submitted under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
Under the Freedom of Information Act the Authority has the right to refuse an applicant information held if an exemption applies. The Authority believes in this case such an exemption applies and has decided to refuse this part of your request.
We believe that the information is exempt under Section 21 which applies to Information reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means. We have considered the information and believe that it falls under this exemption because the information you request is available on-line http://planning.wakefield.gov.uk/publica... or could be inspected from the Council's Planning Department, situated in Newton Bar, Leeds Road, Wakefield. The opening hours are 8.30 am - 5 pm Mondays-Thursdays and 8.30-16.30 on Fridays. No prior appointments necessary.
If you are unhappy with the way the authority has handled your request, you may ask for an internal review. Please contact the Council's Freedom of Information Officer, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, Information Compliance Unit, Room 51, County Hall, Wakefield WF1 2QW, who will arrange an internal review of your case.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF.
Any future correspondence you may have with the Authority in relation to this matter should be marked private & confidential and sent to the Freedom of Information Officer, Room 51, County Hall, Wakefield WF1 2QW.
Yours sincerely
Galina Smithson
Freedom of Information Officer
Room 51
County Hall, Bond Street
Wakefield
WF1 2QW
Tel 01924 306112
e-mail: [email address]
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