Planning Applications featuring Change of Use from A1

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Please Ask For: Lee Montecalvo
Direct Line: 01246 242383
E-mail: [email address]
Date: 29th July 2009

Dear Mr White

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST -

Your reference number - 314/0910

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined
by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not
being exempt.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the
information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the
case, together with your rights of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not
to release the information to you. You will be informed if this is the
case.

There may a fee for this information. This will be considered and you
will be informed if a fee is payable. In this event the fee must be paid
before the information is processed and released. The 20 working day
time limit for responses is suspended until receipt of the payment.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact the Customer
Service and Performance Department at District of Bolsover, Sherwood
Lodge, Bolsover, Derbyshire, S44 6NF, telephone 01246 242383, e-mail
[email address].

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 745
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Lee Montecalvo on behalf of Ann Bedford
Support Officer
Customer Service and Performance Department

Bolsover District Council
Sherwood Lodge
Bolsover
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 6NF

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Please Ask For: Alison Sipson

Direct Line: 01246 242383

E-mail: [email address]

Date: ^4th August 2009

Matt White

[1][email address]

Dear Matt

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Your reference number is 314/0910

Your request for information has now been considered and, to the best of
our knowledge, the information we hold which relates to your request is
attached.

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?

We are unable to retrieve this information as it is not held in the
format

you request.

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

We are unable to retrieve this information as it is not held in the
format

you request.

3) How many planning applications have you received from Starbucks

(or their representatives) featuring a change of use from A1?

One application received.

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

One application was retrospective.

I hope that you are satisfied with our response. However, if you are
dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your information request your
next step would be to clearly state in writing why you are dissatisfied
and the Council will treat this as a formal complaint in accordance with
our Compliments, Comments and Complaints policy. This policy is available
on the Council's website [2]www.bolsover.gov.uk or by contacting the
Customer Service and Performance Department on 01246 242383 or by emailing
[3][email address] .

I would also be interested to know how satisfied you are with the way your
request has been handled. To this end, I would ask you to consider
spending a few minutes of your time to complete the attached survey form
and return it to us by freepost (no stamp is required) to:

CSPD

Freepost NEA 4916

Bolsover District Council

Sherwood Lodge

Bolsover

Derbyshire, S44 6BR

Alternatively, save the survey electronically once completed and send it
as an attachment to an email to [4][email address].
Unfortunately at present we are unable to accept these surveys
electronically i.e. by pressing the `submit' button.

I also have a duty to make you aware of the Information Commissioner's
Office, which is an independent body who monitor the Data Protection Act,
the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations,
and make sure organisations fulfil their legal obligations under the
Acts. They can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 745
[5]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Alison Sipson on behalf of Ann Bedford

Customer Service and Performance Department

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Dear Matt

Thank you for your further e-mail. I can advise that Planning
applications can only be retrieved by name from our system.
Consequently, we cannot search for the information you require by change
of use from A1. This is the reason we can provide an answer to 3) as
you requested information by name (Starbucks).

I hope that clarifies your query.

Kind regards

Ann Bedford
Support Officer
Customer Service and Performance Department
CEO Directorate
Bolsover District Council
Sherwood Lodge
Bolsover
S44 6NF
Tel: 01246 242353
Fax: 01246 242423
Website: www.bolsover.gov.uk

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Dear Matt

Thank you for your further e-mail. I can advise that Planning
applications can only be retrieved by name from our system.
Consequently, we cannot search for the information you require by change
of use from A1. This is the reason we can provide an answer to 3) as
you requested information by name (Starbucks).

I hope that clarifies your query.

Kind regards.

Alison Sipson
Temporary Admin Assistant
Customer Services and Performance Department
Bolsover District Council
Sherwood Lodge
Bolsover
S44 6NF
Tel: 01246 242340

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Dear Matt

With regard to your further two e-mails of 5th August 2009 about how our
Planning records are stored, I have sought further advice from Chris Doy,
Development Control Manager, and he confirms that records can be retrieved
by name, application number or property.

In relation to your request to have an extract of Planning data, I have
been informed that this information is publicly available from our website
and is therefore exempt for release under the Freedom of Information Act
2004, (Section 21).

This information can be found at the Council's website at
[1]http://www.bolsover.gov.uk/default.aspx?... , please click to
'accept' the terms and conditions on this web page, then go into
'Application Search' on the menu bar to the left.

You can then perform a search for all applications by entering the year
and application number, for example 08/000.

000 relates to the first ninety-nine applications, 001 to the next
hundred, 002 to the next and so on, for all applications in that year.
You can also search for retrospective applications in 'Application Type'
by scrolling down to 'Retrospective Planning Applications'.
I hope that this information is helpful to you.

Kind regards

Ann Bedford
Customer Service and Performance Department
CEO Directorate
Bolsover District Council
Sherwood Lodge
Bolsover
S44 6NF
Tel: 01246 242353
Fax: 01246 242423
Website: www.bolsover.gov.uk

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