PDR development
Dear Eastbourne Borough Council,
Hello,
Could you please disclose how many applications you have had to convert
a) shops into residential homes (total number of homes )
how many of these were notifications of permitted development rights?
b) office spaces into residential homes (number of homes)
how many of these were notifications of permitted development rights?
c) The total number of new home applications. (number of homes)
For both in every year between 2016-2021, with a monthly breakdown (if a monthly breakdown for all years is not possible, please provide a monthly breakdown for 2020 and 2021)
Yours faithfully,
Gurpreet
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Kind Regards
Information Governance Officer
Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council
Dear Gurpreet
Re: Information Request: EFOI 14892
Thank you for your information request dated 14 November 2021 received in
our office yesterday.
Could you please disclose how many applications you have had to convert
a) shops into residential homes (total number of homes ) how many of
these were notifications of permitted development rights?
b) office spaces into residential homes (number of homes) how many of
these were notifications of permitted development rights?
c) The total number of new home applications. (number of homes)
For both in every year between 2016-2021, with a monthly breakdown (if a
monthly breakdown for all years is not possible, please provide a monthly
breakdown for 2020 and 2021)
I must advise you that for a Freedom of Information request to be eligible
it must contain the genuine, full name of the requestor. I attach for your
convenience the guidance from the ICO – please refer to sections 13 and
14.
However, I have considered your request and as it is related to planning
applications I have determined that the information you have requested is
already publicly available, and therefore under the Freedom of Information
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Kevin Rance
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