Development of former-Millers Garage site, Crewkerne
Dear South Somerset District Council,
I would like to request under the FOIA, please, the following -
1. The 'business case' produced to determine the viability of purchasing and developing the former-Millers Garage site into a long-stay car park. This should include but not be limited to, the calculations made to determine the economic viability of the project
2. Any correspondence between SSDC and District Councillors representing Crewkerne ward in relation to this project (including prior to purchase of the land)
I look forward to receiving this information. Thank you.
Best wishes.
Ben Hartshorn
Dear Ben,
I acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request received on 28th February 2020. You will receive a response direct within the statutory timescale.
Kind regards
The FOI team
Dear Freedom Of Information,
My FOI request is long overdue. I appreciate that we are in unfamiliar times but also believe this is something that can be done digitally within the statutory period.
I look forward to receding the information I have requested. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Hartshorn
Dear Ben,
Apologies for the delay. I will chase your request with the relevant department.
Kind regards,
FOI Team
Dear Freedom Of Information,
It's been another 2 weeks since your last message. I really would like the information I requested. The business case should be easily available - it's a single document.
I appreciate that the correspondence might take longer but this request is now well overdue.
I look forward to receiving the information soon.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Hartshorn
Dear Ben,
I have contacted the people responsible once again.
Apologies for the delay,
FOI Team
Dear South Somerset District Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of South Somerset District Council's handling of my FOI request 'Development of former-Millers Garage site, Crewkerne'.
My request for this information is now long over due. It was submitted before lockdown and should have been dealt with by the time that lockdown was announced. Therefore, even under current conditions it should have been possible to provide the information requested in the correct timeframe.
I look forward to receiving the information requested.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...
Yours faithfully,
Ben Hartshorn
Dear Ben,
Your request has been passed on to the Data Protection Officer for review.
Kind regards,
FOI Team
Good morning,
Your request below has been passed to me for internal review.
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Cath Temple
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From: Ben Hartshorn <[1][FOI #650961 email]>
Sent: 25 May 2020 10:02
To: Freedom Of Information <[2][email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Development
of former-Millers Garage site, Crewkerne
Dear South Somerset District Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of South Somerset District
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Development of former-Millers Garage
site, Crewkerne'.
My request for this information is now long over due. It was submitted
before lockdown and should have been dealt with by the time that lockdown
was announced. Therefore, even under current conditions it should have
been possible to provide the information requested in the correct
timeframe.
I look forward to receiving the information requested.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[3]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...
Yours faithfully,
Ben Hartshorn
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Dear Ben,
Please find below the response to your Freedom of information request received on 28 February 2020:
1. The 'business case' produced to determine the viability of purchasing and developing the former-Millers Garage site into a long-stay car park. This should include but not be limited to, the calculations made to determine the economic viability of the project
The purchase of the land known as Millers Garage, East Street, Crewkerne was purchased under an urgent Executive Decision and was reported to the District Executive Committee of South Somerset District Council on the January 2015. The documents relating to this are attached and I have obtained them from the Public Website section of our site. The decision in summary was to approve officers to attend the auction on 28 November 2014 and to bid on the site.
2. Any correspondence between SSDC and District Councillors representing Crewkerne ward in relation to this project (including prior to purchase of the land)
All of the staff dealing with this matter at that time have now left and I haven't been able to find any correspondence between SSDC and District Councillors representing Crewkerne ward in relation to the purchase of the land. Any more in depth searching would require accessing archive e-mails which would exceed the maximum time limit.
Apologies for the delay.
Kind regards
FOI Team
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