Draft Action Plan , phases 2, Ferndale House, Seymour hill, Dunmurry
John Leitch made this Freedom of Information request to Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Department for Communities (Northern Ireland),
In October 2018 a Draft Tower Blocks Action Plan setting out how and when the 33 tower blocks would be removed from the ownership of "The Northern Ireland Housing Executive".
The Draft Action Plan for 5 tower blocks at Seymour Hill was to be put into 3 phases.
Phase 1 : Demolition (or disposal in some cases) in a 1 to 5 year time period;
Phase 2 : Demolition in a 6 to 10 year period, with remedial repair works carried out in the interim ;
Phase 3 : Demolition at a point beyond the 10 years period, with improvement works carried out as required.
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive has not contacted the residence of the tower blocks to keep us up-to-date on the proposed periods of time for the 3 Phases.
I would like your department to give me the up-to-date detailed plans and exact time for the demolition of the 5 blocks at Seymour Hill.
Yours faithfully,
John Leitch
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Dear Mr Leitch,
Please find attached our acknowledgement of your request for information.
Best Regards,
James Beattie | NIHE Landlord Sponsorship and Asset Management Team | Department for Communities
Level 3 | Causeway Exchange | 1 - 7 Bedford Street | Belfast | BT2 7EG
Contact: C [email address] | Tel. 02890515296 (Direct) | Ext: 75296
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Dear Mr Leitch,
Please find attached a response to your request for information.
Best Regards,
James Beattie | NIHE Landlord Sponsorship and Asset Management Team | Department for Communities
Level 3 | Causeway Exchange | 1 - 7 Bedford Street | Belfast | BT2 7EG
Contact: C [email address] | Tel. 02890515296 (Direct) | Ext: 75296
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Dear Department for Communities (Northern Ireland),
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department for Communities (Northern Ireland)'s handling of my FOI request 'Draft Action Plan , phases 2, Ferndale House, Seymour hill, Dunmurry'.
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Can you confirm you hold no up-to-date information regarding the demolition of the High Rise Flats at Seymour Hill ,Dunmurry. The Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) held meetings with all residents ,regarding the rehousing of the residents (First Phase ,draft action plan) at the Moynes and after the reallocation of all residents to new homes ,the High Rise Flats would be demolished.
The residents were told that they would be kept up-to-date regarding this matter ,it has now come to light that the high rise flats are not to be demolished ,I think we the residents need to be brought up-to-date regarding this matter,I wish to have an internal review ,regarding this.
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,
John Leitch
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to information rights practice.
Helen Lindsay | Information Management Branch | Department for Communities
Level 5 | Nine Lanyon Place | BELFAST | BT1 3LP
Contact: * [1][email address] | ( Tel: (028) 9082
9117 | ( DD: 38117
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Dear Mr Leitch
Please find attached acknowledgement of your email below.
Yours sincerely
Helen Lindsay | Information Management Branch | Department for Communities
Level 5 | Nine Lanyon Place | BELFAST | BT1 3LP
Contact: * [1][DfC request email] | ( Tel: (028) 9082 9117 | ( DD:
38117
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Dear Mr Leitch
Please find attached response to your request for an Internal Review.
Yours sincerely
Roy Anderson| Information Management Branch | Department for Communities
Level 5 | 9 Lanyon Place | Belfast | Antrim | BT1 3LP
Contact: [email address] | Tel: 02890829014 | | DD: 38014
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