Planning permission rejections due to protected species in Scotland

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Dear East Dunbartonshire Council,

I'm writing to enquire about the following information in relation to your Local Planning Authority.

I would like to know:

• How many planning permission requests were received last year?
• How many planning permission requests were rejected last year?
• How many planning permission requests were rejected due to protected species?
• Of these, how many were rejected due to: badgers, bats, birds, dormice, newts, invertebrates, natterjack toads, otters, reptiles, water voles, white-clawed crayfish, or other?

Yours faithfully,

John Griffiths

East Dunbartonshire Council

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Dear John Griffiths

EIR/15307 - Planning permission rejections due to protected species in
Scotland

Thank you for your request for information. In answer to your enquiry I
can provide the following response on behalf of East Dunbartonshire
Council
• How many planning permission requests were received last year?

The Councils planning service received 1068 planning applications during 1
April 2021 to 30 April 2022.

• How many planning permission requests were rejected last year?

24 planning applications were refused during 1 April 2021 to 30 April
2022.

• How many planning permission requests were rejected due to protected
species?

None

• Of these, how many were rejected due to: badgers, bats, birds, dormice,
newts, invertebrates, natterjack toads, otters, reptiles, water voles,
white-clawed crayfish, or other?
NA

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From:        John Griffiths <[FOI #853007 email]>
To:        FOI requests at East Dunbartonshire Council
<[East Dunbartonshire Council request email]>
Date:        11/04/2022 11:55
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Planning permission
rejections due to protected species in Scotland

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Dear East Dunbartonshire Council,

I'm writing to enquire about the following information in relation to your
Local Planning Authority.

I would like to know:

• How many planning permission requests were received last year?

• How many planning permission requests were rejected last year?

• How many planning permission requests were rejected due to protected
species?

• Of these, how many were rejected due to: badgers, bats, birds, dormice,
newts, invertebrates, natterjack toads, otters, reptiles, water voles,
white-clawed crayfish, or other?

Yours faithfully,

John Griffiths

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Dear East Dunbartonshire Council,

Thank you for your response. Is it possible to get the numbers leading from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021?

Yours faithfully,

John Griffiths

East Dunbartonshire Council

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[East Dunbartonshire Council request email]
Dear John Griffiths

EIR/15346 - Planning permission rejections due to protected species in
Scotland - response due 26/05/22
Thank you for your request for information. In answer to your enquiry I
can provide the following response on behalf of East Dunbartonshire
Council

The planning team received 1139 planning applications from 01/01/2021 to
31/12/2021.
Should you have any questions on the content of the response and would
like the Local Authority to clarify or explain, please do feel free to get
in contact, citing the enquiry reference number above.
 
If you are dissatisfied with the way in which East Dunbartonshire Council
responded to your request, you are entitled to require the Council to
review its decision. The review will be handled by staff who were not
involved in the original decision. Please note that in order for a review
to take place you must:
·        Lodge a written requirement for a review within 40 working days
of the date of this letter
·        Include a correspondence address and a description of the
original request and the reason why you are dissatisfied.
·        Address your request to the Freedom of Information team :

[East Dunbartonshire Council request email]

The review will be handled by staff who were not involved in the original
decision.  You will receive notice of the results of the review within 20
working days of receipt of your request.  The notice will state the
findings of the review as well as details of how to appeal to the Scottish
Information Commissioner if you are still dissatisfied with the Council’s
response. You must request an internal review by the Council before a
complaint can be directed to the Scottish Information Commissioner.

Information Management Team
East Dunbartonshire Council
[1][email address]
[2]www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
[3]www.facebook.com/edunbartonshirecouncil

From:        John Griffiths <[FOI #853007 email]>
To:        FOI requests at East Dunbartonshire Council
<[East Dunbartonshire Council request email]>
Date:        27/04/2022 09:10
Subject:        Re: Freedom of Information request - Planning permission
rejections due to protected species in Scotland

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Dear East Dunbartonshire Council,

Thank you for your response. Is it possible to get the numbers leading
from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021?

Yours faithfully,

John Griffiths

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