addresses of “long term empty” Commercial properties that are within Basildon Council area

Dear Ms Nash

I write to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information enquiry.

This is receiving attention and you can expect a response within 20
working days.

Yours sincerely

Laura Hayward
Information Assistant
Telephone Room
01268 294289
[1][email address]
[2]www.basildon.gov.uk

stephen nash <[3][FOI #10525 email]>
16/04/2009 23:01

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Freedom of Information request - addresses of ?long term empty? Commercial
properties that are within Basildon Council area

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please can you provide me with the following information under the
Freedom Of Information Act 2000:-

(a) addresses of ?long term empty? Commercial properties that are
within Basildon Council area; and

(b) the names of the owners of those properties referred to in (a)

Yours faithfully,

stephen nash

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Dear Ms Nash

I write to acknowledge you email, the contents of which have been noted
and your request has been updated accordingly.

Yours sincerely

Laura Hayward
Information Assistant
Telephone Room
01268 294289
[1][email address]
[2]www.basildon.gov.uk

stephen nash <[3][FOI #10525 email]>
21/04/2009 23:14

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Re: Freedom of Information request - addresses of ?long term empty?
Commercial properties that are within Basildon Council area

Dear Sir or Madam,

To clarify my request what I want is the address and owners of all
empty commercial properties within The Basildon District Council
area.

Yours sincerely,

stephen nash

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Dear Mr Nash,

I write in response to your recent Freedom of Information request.

We are unable to provide owners names of the properties as this is exempt
under the Data Protection Act.
However, I have attached a spreadsheet to the foot of this email, which
details the addresses of all the current empty commercial properties
within Basildon District Council area.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to:-

Ms Sue Marriott
Customer Service manager * Communication
The Basildon Centre
St Martins Square
Basildon
Essex
SS14 1DL

If you are not happy with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by Basildon District Council. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at : The Information Commissioners Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours Sincerely
Pete Samuels
Service Advice Officer

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Dear Mr Nash,

I write to acknowledge your email, this is receiving attention. You can
expect a response within 10 working days.

Yours Sincerely

Pete Samuels
Service Advice Centre Officer
Service Advice Centre
Basildon District Council
The Basildon Centre
St Martins Square
Basildon
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SS14 1DL
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stephen nash
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08/05/2009 18:36
Subject
Re: Freedom of Information request
- addresses of “long term empty”
Commercial properties that are
within Basildon Council area

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thanks for your e mail

I refer you to the decision of the Information Tribunal in the case
of Mr Colin P England and the London Borough Of Bexley and the
Information Commissioner Appeal NO EA/2006/0060 & 066.

In the light of which can include the names of the owners/liable to
business rates who are not individuals

many thanks

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Nash

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Dear Mr Nash

Further to your recent FOI request where you asked for the names of the
owners of properties that are "long term empty" and within the BDC area, I
can confirm that our reporting system does not enable us to extract the
information regarding the names.

In order for us to do this we would need to get our IT department to write
a specific programme which would therefore exceed the appropriate limit of
*450.

In view of this I am afraid that I am exempting your request.

If you wish to discuss this matter please contact me direct.

Thank You

Sue Marriott
Customer Service Manager - Communications

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I will be out of the office starting 19/05/2009 and will not return until
01/06/2009.

I am currently out of the office .
Please forward any FOI / Data Protection requests to Sue Marriott.

Regards
Pete.

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Dear Mr Nash

Thank you for your request for an internal review of this request.

The review will be carried out by Mr Lee Washbrook and you can expect to
receive a response within ten working days.

Thank You

Sue Marriott
Customer Service Manager - Communication
Basildon District Council
[1][email address]
Tel: (01268) 294264

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Subject
Internal review of Freedom of
Information request - addresses of
***long term empty*** Commercial
properties that are within Basildon
Council area

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Basildon District
Council's handling of my FOI request 'addresses of ***long term
empty*** Commercial properties that are within Basildon Council
area'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:

[4]http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ad...

Yours sincerely,

stephen nash

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Dear Mr Nash

CRM Reference 2349927

I am writing regarding your recent request for information made under the
Freedom of Information Act.

My name is Lee Washbrook and I am the Manager of Customer Services within
the Council. In this instance I am responsible for reviewing the Council's
decision that they are unable to supply you with the names of the owners
of
properties that are 'long term empty' and within the BDC area.

The department responsible for this information have confirmed that the
reporting system they use is unable to extract the names of property
owners. In order to supply this information the Council would need to have
a specific programme written by our IT department. As this would take
longer than two full working days the Council considers that the request
has exceeded the appropriate limit of *450.

In reviewing this matter I am satisfied that the decision regarding this
has been made correctly and in accordance with the legislation.

If you are not content with the outcome of this review you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Lee Washbrook
Customer Services Manager
Basildon District Council

Tel : 01268 294064
[mobile number]
E mail: [1][email address]

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