Planning enforcement

Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to the FoI office for response.

Kind regards

Customer Services
Swindon Borough Council
Wat Tyler House
Swindon SN1 2JG
Phone: 01793 445500

E-mail: [Swindon Borough Council request email]
Website: www.swindon.gov.uk

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Dear Ms. Lacey,

Ref FOI Freedom of Information Request FOI 101000217617

Thank you for your request for details about Planning Enforcement , dated
21st June 2010 received in our office on 21st June 2010:

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Council has a
duty to respond `promptly' or no later than 20 working days, which in this
case is 19th July 2010.

If you have any queries about this letter please contact me as detailed,
quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Ceri Stephens([email address])
Performance Officer
Environment Regeneration & Community
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 466220
Web: [1]www.swindon.gov.uk

The views expressed in this email are personal and may not necessarily
reflect those of Swindon Borough Council unless explicitly stated
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Dear Ms. Lacey,

Ref: FOI Freedom of Information Request FOI 101000217617

Thank you for your e-mail letter dated 19th June 2010 received in our
office on 21st June 2010, concerning planning enforcement by Swindon
Borough Council.

I enclose for your attention, the following information (see attached
spreadsheet)

If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review, you should
contact:

Customer Services
Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
Website: [1]www.[Swindon Borough Council request email]

The complaints/review procedure involves a full review and an examination
of all the information by the Council's Monitoring Officer.

If you are not content with the outcome of our conclusion, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner's Office for a decision, before
contacting the Council. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless
you have exhausted the Council's own complaints procedure.

The Information Officer can be contacted at :

The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Email: [2][email address]
Tel: 01625 545700 (ask for Freedom of Information)

If you require any further information concerning this matter, please
contact me as detailed, quoting the above reference number in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely

Ceri Stephens([email address])
Performance Officer
Environment Regeneration & Community
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 466220
Web: [3]www.swindon.gov.uk

The views expressed in this email are personal and may not necessarily
reflect those of Swindon Borough Council unless explicitly stated
otherwise. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential
and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they
are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify me
immediately. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you
should not copy it for any purpose, or disclose it's contents to any other
person. Senders and recipients of email should be aware that, under the
Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information Act 2000, the contents
may have to be disclosed. The contents may be subject to recording and/or
monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation This footnote also
confirms that this email has been swept by Anti-Virus software for the
presence of computer viruses. However, Swindon Borough Council cannot
accept liability for viruses that may be in this email and we recommend
that you check all emails with an appropriate virus scanner.
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Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to freedom of Information department for response.

Kind regards

Customer Services
Swindon Borough Council
Wat Tyler House
Swindon
SN1 2JH

Phone 01793 445500
Email [Swindon Borough Council request email]
Website www.swindon.gov.uk.

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Dear Ms. Lacey,

You requested clarification in respect of question 2 of your request. I
have received the following response from The Planning Enforcement team.

The figures supplied in relation to question 2 reflect the total number of
complaints received concerning alleged breaches of unauthorised
development or breaches of planning consent and are not specific to those
where the complaint was founded. We did not include other types of
investigation or breaches of planning control such as listed building
offences, unlawful display of advertisements or changes of use as they do
not fall into the categories stated in your question.

We are unable to provide a breakdown of the ratio of complaints that were
founded to those that were unfounded without a considerable amount of time
and cost which would be chargeable as per regulations laid down in the FOI
Act 2000.

Regards

Ceri

Mr. Ceri Stephens([email address])
Performance Officer
Environment Regeneration & Community
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 466220
Web: [1]www.swindon.gov.uk

The views expressed in this email are personal and may not necessarily
reflect those of Swindon Borough Council unless explicitly stated
otherwise. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential
and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they
are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify me
immediately. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you
should not copy it for any purpose, or disclose it's contents to any other
person. Senders and recipients of email should be aware that, under the
Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information Act 2000, the contents
may have to be disclosed. The contents may be subject to recording and/or
monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation This footnote also
confirms that this email has been swept by Anti-Virus software for the
presence of computer viruses. However, Swindon Borough Council cannot
accept liability for viruses that may be in this email and we recommend
that you check all emails with an appropriate virus scanner.
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