Town and Country Planning Act 1990 section 215
Dear Ashfield District Council,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Re: Town and Country Planning Act 1990 section 215
Dear Sirs
Could you please provide the following information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000:
In each of the last 5 calendar years and in the year to date
(reporting each year separately):
a) How many complaints has the Council received in respect of
properties where one potential response to the complaint would be
the issue of a section 215 notice or the issue of a warning letter
prior to the issue of a section 215 notice
b) How many warning letters were the Council minded to issue
c) How many warning letters were issued
d) How many section 215 notices has the Council issued
e) Of those section 215 notices issued, how many have been
appealed
f) What is the current status of the section 215 notices issued
(resolved/outstanding/appealed/ etc)
g) What is the Councils budget in respect of section 215 notices
for each year and what was the expenditure actually incurred for
each year
h) How many days of officer’s time has been taken up considering
and dealing with section 215 notices and consideration of matters
where a section 215 notice may be an appropriate response
i) Was the issue of section 215 notices subject to the Scheme of
Delegation for each of those years, and if so, to whom was the
power to issue section 215 notices delegated
j) Has the Council at any time in committee or sub-committee
debated or considered its policy on section 215 notices and could
you provide copies of any minutes where a section 215 notice is
mentioned
Please provide a copy of the Council’s currently agreed policy on
section 215 notices and the date and copies of the minutes of the
meeting where this policy was adopted.
Please provide a copy of the Planning Enforcement register for each
of the last five calendar years and the year to date.
Yours faithfully,
Peter C. Bell
Dear Mr Bell,
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004
Thank you for your request reference number 872received at the Council on
17 August 2015.
I can confirm your request is being considered and will be dealt with
within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the
Freedom of Information Act 2000/ Environmental Regulation Information 2004
, subject to the information not being exempt (or containing reference to
a third party).
If appropriate, the information will be provided by e-mail/letter, normal
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Kathryn Winfield on the details provided above.
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Ashfield District Council, Urban Road, Kirkby-In-Ashfield, Nottingham,
NG17 8DA, telephone: (01623) 457329 or e-mail: [Ashfield District Council request email].
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Council Offices, Urban Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17
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Kathryn Winfield
Information Officer
Ashfield and Mansfield Shared Legal Service
Kathryn Winfield
Information Officer (Part time) Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
Ashfield District Council & Mansfield District Council Shared Legal
Services
Urban Road
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Nottingham
NG17 8DA
01623 457329
Good morning
Please see attached response in relation to your recent FOI request.
Kind regards
Vicky Knapp
Legal Administration Assistant
Ashfield and Mansfield Legal Services
Ashfield District Council
Urban Road
Kirkby in Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
NG17 8DA
Tel 01623 457332
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