Legality of Planning Conditions at Retford (Gamston) Airport

Good Afternoon

Thank you for your request. It has been forwarded to the Freedom of Information Team who will reply to you directly.

Regards
Jes
Revenues Customer Services Advisor

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Dear Bassetlaw District Council,

The Retford Times, 10 June 2010, in an article titled "Planning
application rejection leads airport chiefs to increase number of
training flights," printed the following quoted comments which were
attributed to Mr Martin Bell, spokesman for Retford (Gamston)
Airport:

"The airport's view is that the existing planning conditions are
invalid because they don't meet government criteria and it believes
the council's former Head of Legal Services and Head of Planning
Development Control both shared that view."

Please provide all documentation in which the past and/or present
Head of Legal Services, and the past and/or present Head of
Planning Development Control express their view with regard to the
legality of any planning conditions related to Retford (Gamston)
Airport.

Yours faithfully,

Garland Hopkins

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Good Afternoon

Thank you for your e-mail chasing your previous request for Information
under the Freedom of Information Act. I've forward your e-mail directly
to that section.

Regards
Jes
Revenues Customer Services Advisor

Customer Services
Bassetlaw District Council
[1][Bassetlaw District Council request email]
01909 533533
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Dear Mr Hopkins

Please find attached a copy of Mr Armigers email sent to you on 13th July 2010 - copy of his reply to your FOI request is attached. Mr Armiger sent his reply to the email address on your original request.

Regards

Lisa Taylor
Customer Services Manager
Planning Services
[email address]
Tel: 01909 533418
Fax: 01909 533400

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Dear Mr Hopkins

Thank you for your email which I have forwarded to Mrs Askew, who is the Legal Administrator for FOI requests. Mrs Askew will reply directly to you regarding the attached email request.

Regards

Lisa Taylor
Customer Services Manager
Planning Services
[email address]
Tel: 01909 533418
Fax: 01909 533400

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Dear Lisa Taylor,

On 24 June 2010 I made two individual Freedom of Information
requests, with different subject headers.

To date Bassetlaw District Council have only responded to one.

For your information, this specific request was made as follows:

"Dear Bassetlaw District Council,

The Retford Times, 10 June 2010, in an article titled "Planning
application rejection leads airport chiefs to increase number of
training flights," printed the following quoted comments which were
attributed to Mr Martin Bell, spokesman for Retford
(Gamston)Airport:

"The airport's view is that the existing planning conditions are
invalid because they don't meet government criteria and it believes
the council's former Head of Legal Services and Head of Planning
Development Control both shared that view."

Please provide all documentation in which the past and/or present
Head of Legal Services, and the past and/or present Head of
Planning Development Control express their view with regard to the
legality of any planning conditions related to Retford (Gamston)
Airport."

Responses from Mr Armiger to my other request do not address this
question, which should also include a Head of Legal Services
response.

Yours sincerely,

Garland Hopkins

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Dear Mr Hopkins

Please find attached a response to your second FOI request of 24 June and apologise for the delay as it appears to have been overlooked.

Janet Askew
Legal Administrator
X3274
Direct Dial (01909 533274)
Fax (01909 533703)
[email address]

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Dear Lisa Taylor,

On 24 June 2010 I made two individual Freedom of Information
requests, with different subject headers.

To date Bassetlaw District Council have only responded to one.

For your information, this specific request was made as follows:

"Dear Bassetlaw District Council,

The Retford Times, 10 June 2010, in an article titled "Planning
application rejection leads airport chiefs to increase number of
training flights," printed the following quoted comments which were
attributed to Mr Martin Bell, spokesman for Retford
(Gamston)Airport:

"The airport's view is that the existing planning conditions are
invalid because they don't meet government criteria and it believes
the council's former Head of Legal Services and Head of Planning
Development Control both shared that view."

Please provide all documentation in which the past and/or present
Head of Legal Services, and the past and/or present Head of
Planning Development Control express their view with regard to the
legality of any planning conditions related to Retford (Gamston)
Airport."

Responses from Mr Armiger to my other request do not address this
question, which should also include a Head of Legal Services
response.

Yours sincerely,

Garland Hopkins

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Good Afternoon

Thank you for your e-mail. It has been forwarded to the Freedom of
Information section & Sarah Carter, Complaints & Consultation Officer.
Requesting that they reply to you directly.

Regards
Jes
Revenues Customer Services Advisor

Customer Services
Bassetlaw District Council
[1][Bassetlaw District Council request email]
01909 533533
This email is only for the use of the addressee. It may contain
information which is legally privileged, confidential and exempt from
disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy,
distribute or disseminate this email or any enclosure to anyone other than
the addressee. If you receive this communication in error please delete it
and notify the sender.
All communications sent to or from this organisation may be subject to
recording and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant
legislation

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Dear Mr Hopkins

Please find attached a response to your review request.

Janet Askew
Legal Administrator
X3274
Direct Dial (01909 533274)
Fax (01909 533703)
[email address]

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05/08/2010 >>>
Dear Bassetlaw District Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Bassetlaw District
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Legality of Planning
Conditions at Retford (Gamston) Airport'.

Your overdue response:

"This request is denied as the information is accessible by other
means. Pursuant to the Council’s duty to assist I can advise
that
reports and minutes can be viewed on the Council’s website."

does not address the full content of my FoI request.

Reports and minutes would not include past and/or present Head of
Legal Services, and the past and/or present Head of Planning
Development Control expressing their views.

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

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/le...

Yours faithfully,

Garland Hopkins

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