Bidston Hill
Victoria Dixon made this Freedom of Information request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,
Please can you confirm the current status of Bidston Hill Inc dwellings located on it?
.Is IT / Are they still public assets under the Stewardship of Wirral Borough Council.
With regards any part that is still under public ownership, could you provide me with the the following answers / information:
Who maintains Bidston Hill and at what cost?
How is the allowance for the maintenance of Bidston Hill worked out?
Over the past 5 years, What unforseen costs has wirral Borough Council incurred relating to bidston hill (expenses that are not planned for but instead came about In addition to any dedicated maintance allowance)?
Since being Purchased from Lord Vyner, by Birkenhead Corporation (superseded by Wirral Council), what sales of land and properties have been made by Wirral Borough Council?
In which year were these sales completed and how was received by wirral Borough Council from each sale?
Has wirral Borough Council received any offers that have either been refused or are being considered to purchase any area of Bidston Hill that is still owned under the stewardship of Wirral Borough Council?
If so can you provide further details of each offer? outcome?
Yours faithfully,
Victoria Dixon
Dear Ms Dixon
Thank you for your enquiry regarding Bidston Hill.
To assist us in responding as accurately as possible, please can you
advise as to the extent of land included in your request, or if possible,
the specific properties on Bidston Hill that are referred to in your
request?
We look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
Lynette Paterson
Principal Information Management Officer
Resources – Digital and Improvement
Wirral Council
PO Box 290
Brighton Street
Wallasey
CH27 9FQ
Email: [1][Wirral Borough Council request email]
Visit our website: [2]www.wirral.gov.uk
Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT,
Thank you for your reply in which you asked,
"please can you
advise as to the extent of land included in your request, or if possible,
the specific properties on Bidston Hill that are referred to in your
request?"
I'd like the complete list please. Bidston Hill is only approx 100 acres and from what I understand the vast majority of it remains under the stewardship of Wirral Borough Council so I don't think that the requested list of information will be excessive in any way.
Yours Sincerely
Victoria Dixon
Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT,
My apologies I made a typing error in my previous reply.
I wrote "the documents will be excessive"
When I should have put,
"i do NOT think that the documents will be excessive.
My apologies.
Yours sincerely,
Victoria Dixon
FAO: infoMgr, FinDMT,
Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,
I trust that you did receive my immediate response to your last email? I hope that my answer assisted.
For the avoidance of doubt, I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act.
I await your response in due course.
Yours faithfully,
Victoria Dixon
Dear Ms Dixon
In response to your recent Freedom of Information enquiry, please see the
attached documents regarding properties at Bidston Hill. The personal
information of 3^rd parties has been redacted in accordance with S40(2) of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in protection of the personal data
rights of others.
In response to your questions “Who maintains Bidston Hill and at what
cost? How is the allowance for the maintenance of Bidston Hill worked
out?
Over the past 5 years, What unforeseen costs has Wirral Borough Council
incurred relating to bidston hill (expenses that are not planned for but
instead came about In addition to any dedicated maintenance allowance)?”
We can advise that, as with all Parks and Countryside sites, Bidston Hill
does not have its own defined budget. It is just one site within the
geographical area of Birkenhead and the Parks Manager will hold a budget
for the entire Birkenhead district to cover all sites. Spend across those
sites is based on priorities, with health and safety being key. If an
issue arises at a site then the district budget would be used to address
it. This means that some sites may have more budget spent on them in any
one year, i.e. If there were a run of issues at a particular site. This
is dynamic, depending upon the demands and issues that require addressing.
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Yours sincerely
Lynette Paterson
Principal Information Management Officer
Resources – Digital and Improvement
Wirral Council
PO Box 290
Brighton Street
Wallasey
CH27 9FQ
Email: [4][Wirral Borough Council request email]
Visit our website: [5]www.wirral.gov.uk
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