Planning Applications featuring Change of Use from A1

Matt White made this Freedom of Information request to Hastings Borough Council

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From: Matt White

29 July 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I believe you are an authority with planning responsibilities
(according to
http://www.theplanningdirectory.co.uk/au...), apologies
if this is not the case.

Can you please let me know the following relating to planning
applications featuring a change of use from A1 (shop), under the
Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987.

In the last 5 years:

1) How many planning applications have you received featuring a
change of use from A1?

2) Of those applications in 1, how many of these were
retrospective?

3) How many planning applications have you received from Starbucks
(or their representatives) featuring a change of use from A1?

4) Of those applications in 3, how many of these were
retrospective?

Yours faithfully,

Matt White

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From: Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council

29 July 2009

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From: Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council

3 August 2009

Dear Mr White,
I refer to your recent request for information from this Authority. Our
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Yours sincerely,
Kerry Wolfe
Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council
Telephone: 01424 451066
Request for Information Ref: 09/218
Information relating to planning applications featuring a change of use
from A1 (shop), under the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order
1987:

In the last 5 years:
- how many planning applications have you received featuring a change of
use from A1?
63
- of those applications how many were retrospective?
1 recorded as retrospective
- how many planning applications have you received from Starbucks (or
their representatives) featuring a change of use from A1?

0
- of those applications how many were retrospective?
Not applicable
End of Request for Information Ref: 09/218

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From: Matt White

4 August 2009

Dear Kerry,

Just a quick one to say thanks!

Yours sincerely,

Matt White

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From: Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council

4 August 2009

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with according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act and the
timescale for response may be extended to 40 days.

The Freedom of Information area on our website, [1]www.hastings.gov.uk,
can be accessed via a 'Quick Hit' direct link from the site's home page
and contains advice about how to make a request for information.

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and links to information published by services on the site, is available
in the A to Z of Services area which can also be accessed via a 'Quick
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Information Officer
Hastings Borough Council
01424 451066
[2]www.hastings.gov.uk

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