Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q3 2019)
Gavin Chait made this Freedom of Information request to Pendle Borough Council as part of a batch sent to 70 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Pendle Borough Council,
In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, and subject to section 40(2) on personal data, could you please provide me with a complete and up-to-date list of all business (non-residential) property rates data for your local authority, and including the following fields:
- Billing Authority Property Reference Code (linking the property to the VOA database reference)
- Firm's Trading Name (i.e. property occupant)
- Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)
- Occupied / Vacant
- Date of Occupation / Vacancy
- Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds)
If you are unable to provide an absolute “Occupation / Vacancy” status, please provide the Exemptions and / or Reliefs that a particular property may be receiving.
Please provide these data as machine-readable as either a CSV or Microsoft Excel file, capable of re-use, and under terms of the Open Government Licence (meaning reuse for any and all purposes, including commercial).
I last requested this data three months ago, and this is a request for an updated and current dataset.
I'm sure you get many requests for business rates and responding and managing these FOIs must be costly for you. Could I request that - as 71% of local authorities now do - you update and release this dataset via a dedicated page on your local authority website or on an open data service. I can recommend approaches for you to consider, and you should find that this reduces the time and cost of this request process.
Yours faithfully,
Gavin Chait
Thank you for your request. It is being dealt with under the terms and of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.
If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number 6619 in any future communications.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Waterworth
Committee Administrator
Tel:- 01282 661654
Please find attached a response to your recent FOI request ref: 6619
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the decision
you should write to:
Corporate Director, Pendle Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Street,
Nelson BB9 7LG
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision
who can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Regards,
Sarah Waterworth
Committee Administrator
[1]Tel:- 01282 661654
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