A list of all licenced and planning-approved houses of multiple occupation in Penwith

Dear Sir

Your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, is
acknowledged.

As you probably know, under the Freedom of Information Act, we have twenty
working days in which to supply you with the information requested. 

We calculate that we will need to respond by 2 April 2008 (the Council
offices are closed on Friday 21 March and Monday 24 March 2008 for
Easter).

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact this office.

Regards

Clare James/Barbara Mathews

Simon Elliott wrote:

Dear Sir or Madam,

With many larger houses being informally set up as houses of multiple
occupation in the Penwith area, it is important for residents to know
which are licenced and also which have planning permission for the
change from private dwelling to HMO.

In having this information, residents who know of unlicenced HMO's or
those without planning permission will then be able to report the
properties.

The licence document is often referred to as the HMO Public Register.
It would need to be annotated to show those without planning
permission

Yours faithfully,

Simon Elliott Resident of Penwith

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Hi Simon

My apologies for timescale of response. The data forwarded is a public
register, and is updated on a frequent and regular basis; your request
unfortunately coincided with annual leave and a monthly update of the
spreadsheet. As the definition of an HMO under the Housing Act 2004
differs to that under planning legislation, I have forwarded this and
your original request on to Andy England, Development Control Manager to
respond independantly.

If I can be of further assistance please contact me

Barry Turnbull
Environmental Health Co-ordinator (Housing)
Housing, Health and Community Safety

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Dear Mr. Elliott,
I refer to the above inquiry. I apologise for the delay in responding,
however, I understand that a reply has been issued with regard to
licencing.

I can confirm that the records regarding planning permission are
available for public inspection under the Access to Information Act as
they form part of the Statutory Planning Register and as such is not
covered by the Freedom for Information Act - in that they are already a
matter of public record. You are welcome to obtain details regarding
specific properties in the normal manner, however, unfortunately we are
unable to provide a separate list relating solely to properties which
have planning permission as HIMO. If you have concerns about the
legality of specific properties we can of course investigate the matter
and advise accordingly.

Yours sincerely,

Andrew England
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<http://www.penwith.gov.uk/sdi>

Andrew England BSc, BTP, Dip DBE, MRTPI, MCMI
Sustainable Development and Design Manager (Deputy Head of the Service)
Penwith District Council
St Clare
Penzance
TR18 3QW
tel: 01736 336788
fax: 01736 336566

email: [email address] <mailto:[email address]>
web: www.penwith.gov.uk/sdi

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