Action on empty homes and building land

Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information

Dear J Price,

Freedom of Information (ref 216)

Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

Your request has been passed to me to process and I can confirm that it
has been logged under the reference number 216.

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Yours sincerely,
Rhian Jones

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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar
gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os
yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu
na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
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yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.

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Good afternoon, I refer to your recent FOI request T216

Is it possible for you to please clarify information needed for question 3 and 4 below:

How many empty properties does Gwynedd council own?
How many of Gwynedd council owned empty properties does Gwynedd council pay council tax on?

Are you referring to empty houses or any property to include commercial property/public toilets etc

Please confirm.

Thank you.

Rhian Jones
Adran Cefnogaeth Gorfforaethol /Corporate Support Department
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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.

Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.

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Dear J Price,

Freedom of Information (Ref 216)

Thank you for your recent request. Please see below for the information requested:

Of the 1500 long term empty homes in Gwynedd how many of their owners have been contacted by the council in the last year to see what can be done to bring them back into use? 0
Of the 1500 long term empty homes in Gwynedd how many enforcement notices have been issued by the council in the last year in order to bring them back into use? 3
How many empty properties does Gwynedd council own? Have requested clarification from you on the 12/07/23 - Are you referring to empty houses or any property to include commercial property/public toilets etc
How many of Gwynedd council owned empty properties does Gwynedd council pay council tax on? Have requested clarification from you on the 12/07/23 - Are you referring to empty houses or any property to include commercial property/public toilets etc
How many building plots has Gwynedd Planning allocated for affordable homes (for use by local people) in the last three years that are outside the designated planning boundary i.e. exception sites? No housing sites are allocated outside development boundaries within the Joint Local Development Plan i.e. exception sites, therefore no affordable homes have been delivered on such sites.

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Yours sincerely,

Lisa Marie Williams
Cefnogaeth Gorfforaethol/Corporate Support
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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.

Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.

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