Section 106 growing spaces

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Dear Newham Borough Council,

Can you please provide the information on and where appropriate copies of relevant documents of:

1) What land for allotments or growing spaces, both private and public, have you requested in the last 5 years?

2) From the land requested in the last 5 years, what land has not been put into use for your residents to grow on?

3) How many planning applications do you currently have which could be used to make a Section 106 requirement for land to grow on?

4) What targets are in place to increase the use of Section 106 to provide more land for your residents to grow on?

5) What is currently being done in your borough to provide alternative land for residents to grow on?

This is a request made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

Yours faithfully,

Dolly Theis

Newham Borough Council

REQUESTER REFERENCE: C3662
ENQUIRY REFERENCE: E6778
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Dear Ms Theis,

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your request for information about the land requested in the last 5 years received on 07/07/2010. We are dealing with your request and plan to respond before 04/08/2010.

If you have any queries or concerns, please contact the Information Governance Team on 020 8430 3737 or email us at: [email address]

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Team
Newham Council

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Dear Ms. Theis,

Thank you for your e-mail dated 07 July 2010. We attach for your review our response under the disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

If you require further information please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team on (020) 33737912 or email us at [email address]. Kindly review the Council appeal process if you are not happy with our response.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance
London Borough of Newham
Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road,  London E16 2QU
Tel: 020 3373 4634
Fax: 020 8430 1504

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