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If you have made a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, we will respond to your request within 20 working days in accordance with the statutory time frames set out in both Acts.

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Dear Sir/Madam

Re: Your Freedom of Information Request

I write in response to in response to your Freedom of Information request. Please accept our apologies for the delay in regards to providing a response.

We have considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

We do hold the requested information and disclose empty properties (attached) and public open spaces (below). We rely on the exemption at s21 of the Act for the remaining information, as this information is readily available here

http://www.luton.gov.uk/Business/Busines...

https://data.gov.uk/dataset/c186e17f-654...

https://www.luton.gov.uk/Environment/Lis...

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE OF RECREATIONAL VALUE
SITE/AREA NAME
Alesia Road Open Space
Benson Close/Redgrave gardens Open Space
Bramingham Wood Open Space (CONSERVATION)
Carnegie Gardens/Allendale Open Space
Drays Ditches (right hand side of Barton Road)
Freeman's Green Open Space
Grampian Way Open Space
Great Bramingham Park ( includes Dray's Ditches l/h side Barton Rd)
Great Bramingham Wood
Holford Way Open Space
Lea Manor Open Space
Leagrave 'Common' ( includes Waulud's Bank)
Leagrave Park
Little Bramingham Park
Luxembourg Close Open Space
Newbold Road Open Space
Snowford Close Open Space
Turnpike Drive Open Space
Ventnor Gardens Open Space
Verulam Gardens/Julius Gardens Open Space
Whitefields Open Space
Abingdon/Faringdon Road Open Space
Addington Way Open Space
Bradley Road Open Space
Browning Road Open Space
Byron Road Open Space
Coverdale Open Space
Chaul End Lane Open Space
Chaworth Green
Cradock Road Open Space
Field Fare Green Open Space
Former Electrolux site
Ickley Close Open Space
Kestrel Way Open Space
Knapps Farm Open Space
Lewsey Park (includes Ravenhill Way)
Mayne Avenue/Strangers Way Open Space
Poets Green Open Space
Regis Road Recreation Ground
Simpson Close Open Space
Tomlinson Avenue Open Space
Wetherne Link Open Space
Alder Crescent Open Space
Ailsworth Road/Swasedale Road small open spaces
Barton Hills Open Space
Birdsfoot Lane Open Space
Blundell Road Recreation Ground
Bushmead Estate Open Space
Bushmead Road Open Space
Carsdale Close Open Space
Cowslip Meadow
Dewsbury Road open spaces
Dovedale Open Space
Fallowfield
Gooseberry Hill Open Space
Grasmere Road Open Space
Halyard Close Open Space
Icknield Way Recreation Ground
Knoll Rise Open Space
Lancaster Avenue Recreation Ground
Liddel Close / Trent Road Open Space
Limbury Road Open Space
New Bedford Road Open Space (includes Bide-a-while)


Parys Road Open Space
Pegsdon Close Open Space
Ringwood Road Open Space
Riverside Walk - Runfold Open Space
Riverside Walk-Limbury Meads Open Space
Riverside Walk-Buckingham's Tip Open Space
Solway Road Open Space
Swasedale Road Open Space
Waller Avenue Open Space

Waterslade Green Open Space
Castle Croft Road Open Space
Dallow Downs ( includes Bluebell Wood)
Dallow Road Recreation Ground
Farley Centre Play Area
Farley Farm Recreation Ground
Foxdell Recreation Ground
Hibbert Street Open Space
Highwood Close Open Space
Kingsway Recreation Ground
Manor Road Recreation Ground (includes river area)

Memorial Park


North Drift Way Open Space
Roebuck Close Open Space
Runley Road Recreation Ground
Shaftesbury Road Recreation Ground
South Road Open Space
St Peter's Road Open Space
Stockwood Park

St Georges
Windsor Street Open Space
Winsdon Hill
Abbots Wood Road Open Space
Bell's Close Recreation Ground
Coyney Green Open Space
Pope's Meadow Common
Stockingstone Road Open Space
The Moor Common (includes river area)
Turners Knoll Open Space
Wardown Park




Bracklesham Gardens Open Space
Buckingham Drive Open Space
Cockernhoe Lane
Colwell Rise Open Space
Copthorne Open Space
Crawley Green Recreation Ground
Eastern Boundary - Green Lane
Eaton Green Park
Falstone Green Open Space
Fermor Crescent Open Space
Gayland Avenue Recreation Ground
Handcross / Horsham Road Open Space
Hartsfield Road/Falconers Road Open Space
Hedley Rise Open Space
Hollybush Road Open Space
Lennox Green / Perrymede Open Space
Little Church Road / Garrets MeadOpen Space
Littlefield Road Open Space
Malthouse Green Open Space
Mangrove Road Open Space (incl Keepers Close)
Mobley Green Open Space
Polzeath Close Open Space
Powdrills Field Open Space
Raynham Way Recreation Ground
Rochford Drive Open Space
Timworth Close Open Space
Wandon Close Ground (including part of Green Lane)
Whitley Green Open Space
Wigmore Valley Park

Lothair Road Recreation Ground
Luton Regional Rec Ground
Ashcroft Road Recreation Ground
The Chase Open Space (inc The Spinney)
Selsey Drive Open Space
Bradgers Hill Open Space

Next Steps
If you are dissatisfied with my response you can ask for an internal review by contacting us at the address above or by email at [Luton Borough Council request email]. Please set out any specific concerns you have. Please quote the reference number provided above when contacting us.

Should you remain unhappy with the internal review, you can refer your concerns to the Information Commissioner:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk

Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations You are free to use the information provided for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial publication, requires the permission of the copyright holder. You may apply for permission to re-use this information by submitting a request to [Luton Borough Council request email].

Unsolicited Marketing
Please note that under the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 Luton Council asks not to receive unsolicited marketing communications.

Yours sincerely,

Complaints and Information Compliance Officer Business Intelligence Luton Council
01582 546398

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