Details of Empty Commercial Properties

Dear Ms Davis,

I write to acknowledge your request.

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

** We will be unable to provide the details to part (b) of your request
for
the names of the owners, as this would be exempt under the Data Protection
Act **

Yours Sincerely

Pete Samuels
Service Advice Centre Officer
Service Advice Centre
Basildon District Council
The Basildon Centre
St Martins Square
Basildon
Essex
SS14 1DL
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Natalie Davis
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Subject
Freedom of Information request -
Details of Empty Commercial
Properties

Dear Sir or Madam

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

(a) addresses and rateable values of empty Commercial properties
that are within Basildon District Council area; and

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

Yours faithfully

Natalie Davis

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Dear Ms Davis,

I write in response to your recent request made under the Freedom of
Information act.

The reply from Basildon District Council is attached to the foot of this
email.

(Further to my previous email to you, we are also unable to provide a
response to Part b of your request, as our reporting system does not
provide names of the owners and does not distinguish between properties
whose owners are individuals or those that are corporate entities)

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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