Council owned football pitches FOI request

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Jon Parker-Dean

Dear Greenwich Borough Council,

Please can you help me out with the following FOI request:

How many council owned, public football pitches do you currently operate (latest figures available)

How many council owned, public football pitches were sold, or closed, from the financial year 2017/2018 to the present date?

Yours faithfully,

Jon Parker-Dean

foi, Greenwich Borough Council

Dear Mr Parker-Dean, 

 

FOI request: FOI-145 

 

Thank you for your request dated 20/07/2023 

 

Your request will be answered by 17/08/2023 

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above. 

 

Yours sincerely, 

 

David White 

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services 

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central 

Royal Borough of Greenwich 

  

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ 

8 www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk 

 

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From: Jon Parker-Dean <[FOI #1006456 email]>
Sent: 20 July 2023 16:30
To: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Council owned football pitches
FOI request
 
Dear Greenwich Borough Council,

Please can you help me out with the following FOI request:

How many council owned, public football pitches do you currently operate
(latest figures available)

How many council owned, public football pitches were sold, or closed, from
the financial year 2017/2018 to the present date?

Yours faithfully,

Jon Parker-Dean

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foi, Greenwich Borough Council

Dear Mr Parker-Dean,

 

FOI request: FOI-145

 

Thank you for your request dated 20/07/2023

 

Our response is as follows:

How many council owned, public football pitches do you currently operate
(latest figures available)

 

Parks, Estates & Open Spaces maintain a total of 22 pitches across the
Borough.

How many council owned, public football pitches were sold, or closed, from
the financial year 2017/2018 to the present date?

Parks, Estates & Open Spaces have not sold or closed sports grounds within
the Borough from 2017 to the present date.

 

If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me,
quoting the reference number above.

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

 

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 10:10 AM
To: Jon Parker-Dean <[FOI #1006456 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-145: Freedom of Information request - Council owned football
pitches FOI request

 

Dear Mr Parker-Dean, 

 

FOI request: FOI-145 

 

Thank you for your request dated 20/07/2023 

 

Your request will be answered by 17/08/2023 

 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above. 

 

Yours sincerely, 

 

David White 

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services 

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central 

Royal Borough of Greenwich 

  

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ 

8 www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk 

 

ü Please consider the environment before printing this email 

 

 

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From: Jon Parker-Dean <[3][FOI #1006456 email]>
Sent: 20 July 2023 16:30
To: foi <[4][Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Council owned football pitches
FOI request

 

Dear Greenwich Borough Council,

Please can you help me out with the following FOI request:

How many council owned, public football pitches do you currently operate
(latest figures available)

How many council owned, public football pitches were sold, or closed, from
the financial year 2017/2018 to the present date?

Yours faithfully,

Jon Parker-Dean

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