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From: tim webb [[FOI #65064 email]]
Sent: 11 March 2011 22:39
To: contactus
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Conclusion of enforcement action -w09 1218

Dear Warwick District Council,

I have been told verbally that investigations leading to possible
planning enforcement action at my property prior to my ownership
where concluded, with decisions reached within the planning
department enforcement section. Despite reviewing enforcement
activity i can see no such conclusions at all. Therefore i would
request all records showing the conclusions and recommendations
based upon enquiries which we know took place, to be revealed.
This is information is critical for any forthcoming appeal as it
could possibly identify serious deficiencies in the authorities
processes.

Yours faithfully,

tim webb

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Dear Mr Webb

Thank you for your request for information which I acknowledge was
received by the District Council on Monday 14^th March 2010.

Your request is currently being considered. If the District Council is
able to provide you with the information you have requested, then under
the Freedom Of Information Act you are entitled to receive it within 20
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Dear Mr. Webb,

Further to your recent request, I have reviewed the information that was despatched to you in December 2010 from the District Council's Planning Enforcement files. Your request at that time specifically related to investigations of residential occupation at the property in question and copies of information from the following files was despatched to you.

1. 1998: Investigation reference 323/9/98: the use of stables as a dwelling.
2. 1998: Investigation reference 407/12/98: the use of stables as a dwelling.
3. 2001: Investigation reference 166/6/01: the occupation of stables.

The information sent to you included the case notes hand written by the investigating officer which included the conclusions reached. As you are aware those notes are currently being transcribed for you and a typed copy will be forwarded as quickly as possible which I anticipate will assist in your clarification of those considerations.

As indicated in my response to your earlier request, there have also been 2 other investigations at this site as follows:-

1. 2002: Investigation reference 48252/02: the condition and visual appearance the site.
2. 2006: Investigation reference 415/40/06: the erection of a walled/gated site entrance and an area of hard standing.

Those investigations did not relate to allegations of residential occupation at the site. I did however despatch to you any information from those files relating to that allegation. The case notes and outcome of those investigations was not included because they did not make reference to the consideration of residential occupation.

On the basis that your request continues to relate to information from our files relating to allegations of residential occupation, I have not identified any further relevant documentation. I will however be despatching typed transcripts of the hand written case notes referred to above as quickly as possible.

I hope that this information is of assistance to you.

Kind regards

Gary Fisher
Enforcement Manager
Warwick District Council

PO Box 2178, Riverside House
MiIverton Hill, Royal Leamington Spa
Warwickshire. CV32 5QH

Telephone: 01926 456520
Fax: 01926 456542
Email: [email address]

________________________________________
From: tim webb [[FOI #65064 email]]
Sent: 11 March 2011 22:39
To: contactus
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Conclusion of enforcement action -w09 1218

Dear Warwick District Council,

I have been told verbally that investigations leading to possible
planning enforcement action at my property prior to my ownership
where concluded, with decisions reached within the planning
department enforcement section. Despite reviewing enforcement
activity i can see no such conclusions at all. Therefore i would
request all records showing the conclusions and recommendations
based upon enquiries which we know took place, to be revealed.
This is information is critical for any forthcoming appeal as it
could possibly identify serious deficiencies in the authorities
processes.

Yours faithfully,

tim webb

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Dear Mr. Webb,

I have reviewed the enforcement investigation files relating to your property, the details of which have been referred to in my earlier emails to you and spoken to the officer in question.

There is no information on those files that the officer was involved in any of the enforcement investigations and the officer has confirmed that to be the case.

Kind regards

Gary Fisher
Enforcement Manager
Warwick District Council

PO Box 2178, Riverside House
MiIverton Hill, Royal Leamington Spa
Warwickshire. CV32 5QH

Telephone: 01926 456520
Fax: 01926 456542
Email: [email address]

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From: tim webb [[email address]]
Sent: 11 March 2011 22:21
To: contactus
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Details on the planning enforcement records for my Property

Dear Warwick District Council,

my planning application w09/1218 has been under consideration for
over 17 months without a decision being made. I would like to
understand whether my case officer has any prior involvement in
enforcement related activity relating to the property, as i am keen
to understand if there is any potential conflict of interest

Yours faithfully,

tim webb

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Dear Mr Fisher,

Thank you for your email, I am currently away on holiday, returning on the
18th of April, I hopefully look forward to reviewing upon my return.

Kind regards

Tim Webb

Tim Webb
Sales Director
Phillips & Cohen Assoc (UK) Ltd
0800 1114120 ext 3023
mobile 07956629801

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