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A1, B1 and D1 currently empty properties.

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Dear Westminster City Council,

I run a Social Enterprise which enables local people to come together and suggest/collaborate on any project which is for the benefit of the local society. our biggest hurdle is finding space for our projects and events over the winter and i would like to request:
- a list of all the empty A1, B1 and D1 properties in your borough
- the length of time they have been empty
- details of the properties owners so we can approach them and request that we can put this empty space to good use for our local community with a series of pop-up shops, galleries and community events.

as an example one of our core projects is a 'handmade in london' shop, aiming to get creative local crafts out of the markets and into the high street - and operating a rotation system of our stock so all local people have the opportunity to advertise their creations.

i understand (from reading past applications) that their may be some issues with disclosing the information based on potential crime risks to the properties. if this is the case we would happily settle for the contact details of the property owners and the road the property is on or simply the general area of the property - so the actual property itself would remain anonymous until the owner agrees to reveal it.

other activities my group have hosted include:
celebrations of local creativity (art galleries)
open skills swapping days
festive lunches for the isolated
language exchanges
safe to smile zones
creative CV workshops
and many more positive activities.

Yours faithfully,
Andy Tulett
Director of Focallocal

Westminster City Council

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appropriate Divisional Records Officer for action.

This Freedom Of Information Request was based on the following
information:

Name: Andy Tulett
Address: see email address
Email: [FOI #137731 email]
Telephone:
Request Details: - a list of all the empty A1, B1 and D1 properties
in your borough
- the length of time they have been empty
- details of the properties owners so we can approach them and
request that we can put this empty space to good use for our local
community with a series of pop-up shops, galleries and community events.

i understand (from reading past applications) that their may be some
issues with disclosing the information based on potential crime risks to
the properties. if this is the case we would happily settle for the
contact details of the property owners and the road the property is on or
simply the general area of the property - so the actual property itself
would remain anonymous until the owner agrees to reveal it.

FOI Reference Number: 9715
Target Completion Date: 10/12/2012

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Dear Westminster City Council,

I do not require any information which would identify these unoccupied properties, and therefore place them at risk of crime.

i would like to request the contact details you hold of property owners and rate payers of unoccupied buildings and the 1st half of their postcode. or if possible the full postcode.

This information will not make the buildings identifiable, but will give a general location which we can use when seeking a property for a community activity in a specific area and also enable my social enterprise to contact the owners to discuss putting the building to use for social benefit.

Yours faithfully,

Andy Tulett

FOI, Westminster City Council

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Dear Mr Tulett,

 

Thank you for your recent requests submitted to the Council under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Please find the council’s response attached.

 

Should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us
care of the details below.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Knowledge & Information Management Team

 

Westminster City Hall

10th Floor East

64 Victoria Street

London

SW1E 6QP

T: 0207 641 3921

F: 0207 641 2872

E: [email address]

 

 

 

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